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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Ment Health. 2017 Aug 1;8(1):1–24. doi: 10.1177/2156869317718889

Table 2.

Logistic Regressions of Perceived Need for Mental Health Care on Social Status, Demographic Characteristics, and Need: Weighted Sample, (OR [95% CI])

I. Total Sample
(n = 14,906)
II. No Disorder
Subsample
(n = 8,043)
III. Clinical Need Subsample
(n = 6,863)

A. Main Effects Model B. Interaction Effects
Model
A. Main Effects Model A. Main Effects Model B. Interaction Effects
Model

Social Status Characteristics
Race/Ethnicity
  Non-Latino White  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00
  Asian American  .51*** [0.36, 0.73]  0.72 [0.47, 1.09]  0.78 [0.39, 1.58]  0.47*** [0.30, 0.74]  0.93 [0.59, 1.45]
  Latino  1.09 [0.83, 1.41]  0.96 [0.72, 1.28]  1.27 [0.71, 2.25]  1.07 [0.81, 1.43]  1.12 [0.86, 1.45]
  Afro-Caribbean  0.49 [0.22, 1.07]  0.43* [0.21, 0.86]  1.02 [0.40, 2.60]  0.39* [0.18, 0.84]  0.45 [0.12, 1.69]
  African American  0.58*** [0.45, 0.74]  0.54*** [0.42, 0.71]  0.66 [0.39, 1.13]  0.58*** [0.45, 0.75]  0.59*** [0.46, 0.77]
Male  0.60*** [0.53, 0.67]  0.55*** [0.47, 0.64]  0.61*** [0.45, 0.81]  0.61*** [0.53, 0.70]  0.61*** [0.53, 0.70]
Years of Education
  Less than 12 years  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00
  12 years  0.93 [0.70, 1.24]  0.92 [0.69, 1.23]  0.71 [0.42, 1.19]  1.04 [0.75, 1.43]  1.03 [0.75, 1.42]
  13–15 years  1.20 [0.89, 1.62]  1.18 [0.88, 1.60]  0.92 [0.58, 1.48]  1.35 [0.91, 1.98]  1.34 [0.91, 1.96]
  16+ years  1.76*** [1.27, 2.44]  1.75*** [1.26, 2.41]  1.41 [0.87, 2.31]  1.92*** [1.30, 2.84]  1.90*** [1.29, 2.80]
Income-to-Poverty Ratio  1.03* [1.01, 1.06]  1.03* [1.01, 1.06]  1.03 [0.98, 1.07]  1.03 [0.99, 1.06]  1.03 [0.99, 1.06]
Foreign-born Nativity  0.84 [0.65, 1.10]  1.15 [0.64, 2.04]  0.69 [0.40, 1.19]  1.01 [0.72, 1.40]  1.52 [0.80, 3.04]
Clinical Need Indicators
12-Month Mood Disorder  2.55*** [2.10, 3.09]  2.55*** [2.10, 3.10]  2.23*** [1.83, 2.72]  2.25*** [1.84, 2.74]
12-Month Anxiety Disorder  2.61*** [2.22, 3.06]  2.60*** [2.22, 3.05]  1.90*** [1.61, 2.26]  1.90*** [1.60, 2.25]
12-Month SUD  1.97** [1.25, 3.10]  1.97** [1.25, 3.09]  1.68** [1.14, 2.47]  1.67** [1.14, 2.46]
Lifetime Hospitalization  1.51** [1.16, 1.97]  1.51** [1.16, 1.97]  1.51 [0.81, 2.80]  1.35* [1.04, 1.74]  1.35* [1.05, 1.75]
Lifetime Suicidality  1.67*** [1.44, 1.92]  1.67*** [1.43, 1.92]  2.11*** [1.35, 3.30]  1.43*** [1.26, 1.63]  1.43*** [1.25, 1.62]
Role Impairment Score  1.00* [1.00, 1.01]  1.00* [1.00, 1.01]  1.01** [1.00, 1.02]  1.00 [0.99, 1.00]  1.00 [0.99, 1.00]
Psychological Distress  1.12*** [1.10, 1.15]  1.13*** [1.11, 1.15]  1.14*** [1.09, 1.20]  1.11*** [1.08, 1.14]  1.11*** [1.09, 1.14]
Self-Rated Mental Healtha  1.42*** [1.24, 1.63]  1.43*** [1.24, 1.64]  1.52** [1.15, 2.02]  1.39*** [1.21, 1.59]  1.39*** [1.21, 1.59]
No. of Chronic Conditions  1.19** [1.06, 1.34]  1.19** [1.06, 1.34]  1.23* [1.00, 1.52]  1.15* [1.02, 1.30]  1.15* [1.01, 1.30]
Controls
Insurance Status
  Uninsured  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00
  Privately Insured  1.08 [0.89, 1.30]  1.07 [0.89, 1.29]  1.25 [0.78, 2.01]  1.04 [0.78, 1.39]  1.05 [0.78, 1.39]
  Publicly Insured  1.14 [0.90, 1.43]  1.14 [0.91, 1.44]  1.34 [0.73, 2.46]  1.14 [0.90, 1.44]  1.14 [0.90, 1.44]
Usual source of care  1.39* [1.07, 1.82]  1.40* [1.07, 1.83]  1.78* [1.02, 3.08]  1.31 [0.97, 1.76]  1.32 [0.98, 1.78]
Age
  18–29 years old  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00
  30–44 years old  0.98 [0.79, 1.20]  0.98 [0.80, 1.21]  0.96 [0.59, 1.59]  0.94 [0.69, 1.26]  0.94 [0.69, 1.27]
  45–59 years old  0.74*** [0.62, 0.88]  0.74** [0.62, 0.89]  0.75 [0.44, 1.26]  0.71* [0.53, 0.94]  0.71* [0.54, 0.94]
  60 years old and over  0.28*** [0.18, 0.43]  0.28*** [0.18, 0.42]  0.17** [0.05, 0.52]  0.38*** [0.26, 0.56]  0.38*** [0.26, 0.56]
Marital Status
  Married/Cohabiting  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00
  Previously married  1.37** [1.08, 1.74]  1.36** [1.08, 1.72]  1.27 [0.71, 2.27]  1.37** [1.08, 1.73]  1.36** [1.08, 1.72]
  Never married  1.08 [0.88, 1.32]  1.07 [0.87, 1.31]  1.31 [0.76, 2.27]  0.99 [0.80, 1.24]  0.99 [0.80, 1.23]
Employment Status
  Employed  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00
  Unemployed  1.03 [0.77, 1.37]  1.03 [0.77, 1.37]  1.23 [0.68, 2.23]  1.01 [0.72, 1.42]  1.01 [0.72, 1.42]
  Not in labor force  1.07 [0.90, 1.28]  1.08 [0.91, 1.30]  1.15 [0.76, 1.76]  1.11 [0.89, 1.39]  1.11 [0.89, 1.40]
Interaction Terms
Gender by Race/Ethnicity
  Non-Latino White, Male  1.00
  Asian, Male  1.53* [1.00, 2.35]
  Latino, Male  1.46* [1.09, 1.97]
  Afro-Caribbean, Male  1.38 [0.26, 7.48]
  African American, Male  1.23 [0.91, 1.65]
Nativity by Race/Ethnicity
  Non-Latino White, Foreign  1.00  1.00
  Asian American, Foreign  0.36** [0.18, 0.71]  0.23*** [0.10, 0.52]
  Latino, Foreign  0.69 [0.35, 1.36]  0.62 [0.28, 1.33]
  Afro-Caribbean, Foreign  0.76 [0.22, 2.54]  0.52 [0.12, 2.29]
  African American, Foreign  0.60 [0.15, 2.48]  0.24 [0.05, 1.06]

Test of Gender by Race/Ethnicity p = .05
Test of Foreign-Born by Race/Ethnicity p = .02 p = .002

NOTE:

*

p ≤ .05,

**

p ≤ .01,

***

p ≤ .001; OR = odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval

a

Self-rated mental health scores range from 1 = Excellent to 5 = Poor