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Published in final edited form as: Soc Work Health Care. 2020 Mar 9;59(3):199–217. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2020.1737305

Table 3.

Linear and Logistic Regression Analysis of Race and Ethnic Differences in the Use of Professional Service Providers

	# of Professionals^a	Any Professional^b	Psychiatrist^b	Other Mental Health Professional^b	Family Doctor^b	Clergy^b

	B (SE)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Race/Ethnicity
African American	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Black Caribbean	−0.13 (0.26)	0.60 (0.29–1.23)	1.39 (0.35–5.70)	1.38 (0.37–5.22)	0.42 (0.19–0.95)^*	0.80 (0.45–1.45)
Non-Hispanic White	0.41 (0.09)^*	2.16 (1.45–3.20)^*	1.24 (0.64–2.41)	2.44 (1.23–4.85)^*	1.37 (0.80–2.35)	1.93 (1.30–2.87)^*
Race/Ethnicity
Black Caribbean	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
African American	0.13 (0.26)	1.67 (0.81–3.43)	0.72 (0.18–2.86)	0.72 (0.19–2.72)	2.39 (1.06–5.40)^*	1.24 (0.69–2.24)
Non-Hispanic White	0.54 (0.26)^*	3.60 (1.68–7.71)^*	0.89 (0.23–3.44)	1.77 (0.43–7.29)	3.28 (1.29–8.36)^*	2.40 (1.25–4.61)^*

B=Regression coefficient, SE=Standard Error

linear regression

OR=Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval

logistic regression

p<.05

All analyses controlled for gender, age, income, education, marital status, insurance, religious service attendance and type of problem.