Table 3.
Weighted Prevalence (%) and Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds of Fair/Poor Overall Health and Mental Health Among U.S. Children 0–17 Years of Age by Father's Overall Health and Mental Health Status: The 2011–2012 National Survey of Children's Health
| Covariate | Child's overall health status as fair or poor | Child in fair/poor overall health Unadjusted odds | Child in fair/poor overall health Adjusted oddsa | Child's mental health status as fair or poor | Child in fair/poor mental health Unadjusted odds | Child in fair/poor mental health Adjusted oddsa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | SE | OR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | % | SE | OR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Father's overall health status | ||||||||||||
| Males 0–5 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 9.66 | 2.18 | 6.35 | 3.53–11.41 | 3.96 | 2.21–7.11 | 6.21 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 1.04–8.52 | 2.33 | 0.67–8.12 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.66 | 0.27 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 2.18 | 0.39 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Males 6–11 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 8.27 | 1.67 | 3.56 | 2.00–6.33 | 2.13 | 0.99–4.58 | 12.06 | 2.22 | 2.18 | 1.39–3.43 | 1.41 | 0.85–2.35 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 2.47 | 0.47 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 5.91 | 0.53 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Males 12–17 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 9.93 | 1.88 | 4.71 | 2.77–8.00 | 3.14 | 2.33–4.23 | 9.62 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 1.01–2.27 | 1.05 | 0.63–1.75 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 2.29 | 0.38 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 6.55 | 0.5 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Females 0–5 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 12.70 | 4.01 | 11.34 | 5.13–25.06 | 5.03 | 1.88–13.48 | 2.74 | 1.56 | 3.93 | 0.95–16.23 | 1.91 | 0.19–19.54 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.27 | 0.23 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 0.71 | 0.3 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Females 6–11 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 11.35 | 2.36 | 9.45 | 5.24–17.02 | 4.19 | 2.07–8.48 | 7.40 | 2.36 | 2.69 | 1.32–5.47 | 2.69 | 1.09–6.67 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.34 | 0.25 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 2.89 | 0.32 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | |
| Females 12–17 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 12.36 | 2.40 | 7.73 | 4.69 12.76 | 2.97 | 1.55 5.70 | 13.41 | 2.26 | 2.50 | 1.63 3.83 | 1.48 | 0.84 2.6 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.79 | 0.22 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 5.84 | 0.56 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | |
| Father's mental health status | ||||||||||||
| Males 0–5 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 6.46 | 2.12 | 3.40 | 1.62–7.17 | 1.40 | 0.68–2.88 | 4.73 | 2.6 | 2.05 | 0.62–6.71 | 1.34 | 0.41–4.41 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.99 | 0.29 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 2.37 | 0.43 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Males 6–11 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 6.20 | 1.43 | 2.29 | 1.27–4.12 | 1.34 | 0.62–2.93 | 20.11 | 3.54 | 4.15 | 2.59–6.65 | 2.88 | 1.70–4.89 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 2.81 | 0.47 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 5.71 | 0.52 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Males 12–17 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 8.36 | 2.25 | 3.12 | 1.64 5.94 | 1.44 | 0.62 3.35 | 19.73 | 3.08 | 3.75 | 2.48 5.67 | 3.50 | 2.08 5.89 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 2.84 | 0.4 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 6.15 | 0.47 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Females 0–5 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 12.53 | 4.94 | 8.21 | 3.12–21.59 | 2.48 | 0.75–8.25 | 3.04 | 1.39 | 3.96 | 1.18–13.26 | 1.94 | 0.33–11.23 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.71 | 0.34 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 0.79 | 0.31 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Females 6–11 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 10.07 | 2.57 | 6.33 | 3.31–12.10 | 1.96 | 0.90–4.29 | 5.96 | 1.58 | 1.96 | 1.08–3.58 | 1.42 | 0.67–3.01 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 1.74 | 0.29 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 3.13 | 0.37 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Females 12–17 years of age | ||||||||||||
| Fair or poor | 15.37 | 3.52 | 8.27 | 4.61–14.85 | 3.70 | 1.77–7.70 | 20.46 | 3.65 | 4.17 | 2.58–6.73 | 3.09 | 1.82–5.26 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 2.15 | 0.27 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 5.81 | 0.54 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
a
Adjusted for father's overall health and mental health status, race/ethnicity, household language use, household composition, metropolitan/nonmetropolitan residence, parental education, and household poverty status.