Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the analytic, by MBDD status
| Current ASD (n=586) % (SE) |
Current Other MBDD (n=4,735) % (SE) |
No current MBDD (n=14,800) % (SE) |
p-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth characteristics | ||||
| Sex | <.001 | |||
| Male | 80.7 (3.4) | 53.6x (1.5) | 49.6x (1.0) | |
| Female | 19.3 (3.4) | 46.4 (1.5) | 50.4 (1.0) | |
| Age | .18 | |||
| 12-14 | 57.1 (3.9) | 48.8 (1.5) | 49.8 (1.0) | |
| 15-17 | 42.9 (3.9) | 51.2 (1.5) | 50.2 (1.0) | |
| Race | <.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 67.6 (3.8) | 59.4 (1.6) | 51.1xy (1.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 15.2 (3.5) | 13.5 (1.1) | 13.7 (0.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 6.4 (1.3) | 7.2 (0.6) | 10.4xy (0.5) | |
| Hispanic | 10.8 (2.2) | 19.9x (1.6) | 24.9xy (1.1) | |
| Insurance status | <.001 | |||
| Private | 52.1 (4.1) | 58.3 (1.6) | 67.9xy (1.0) | |
| Public | 46.2 (4.1) | 36.8x (1.6) | 25.1xy (1.0) | |
| Uninsured | 1.8 (0.7) | 4.9x (0.7) | 7.0xy (0.6) | |
| Current IEP | 70.1 (3.7) | 29.7x (1.4) | 1.9xy (3.2) | <.001 |
| Family characteristics | ||||
| Family structure | <.001 | |||
| Two parent, married | 53.8 (4.2) | 57.2 (1.5) | 67.7xy (0.9) | |
| Two parent, unmarried | 10.6 (2.9) | 7.1 (0.9) | 6.7 (0.5) | |
| Single mother | 24.7 (3.8) | 23.8 (1.3) | 16.9xy (0.7) | |
| Other | 10.9 (3.4) | 11.9 (0.9) | 8.7y (0.6) | |
| Federal poverty level | .09 | |||
| <100% | 26.7 (4.0) | 22.5 (1.3) | 20.0 (1.0) | |
| 100-199% | 20.9 (3.5) | 23.3 (1.4) | 20.9 (0.9) | |
| 200-399% | 23.3 (2.9) | 24.5 (1.2) | 27.1 (0.8) | |
| ≥400% | 29.2 (3.3) | 29.7 (1.3) | 31.9 (0.8) | |
| Highest education family member | .60 | |||
| Less than high school | 9.1 (3.7) | 10.3 (1.5) | 10.2 (0.9) | |
| High school graduate | 23.0 (4.0) | 23.5 (1.4) | 20.6 (0.9) | |
| Some college or more | 68.0 (4.6) | 66.1 (1.7) | 69.2 (1.1) | |
| Region | .001 | |||
| Northeast | 16.8 (2.4) | 16.7 (1.1) | 16.4 (0.6) | |
| Midwest | 21.9 (3.0) | 23.9 (1.1) | 20.5y (0.5) | |
| South | 45.3 (4.1) | 39.4 (1.5) | 37.5 (0.9) | |
| West | 16.1 (2.3) | 20.0 (1.3) | 25.6xy (0.9) | |
Notes: ASD = autism spectrum disorder, MBDD = mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder, IEP = Individualized Education Plan.
1
Differences in proportions was examined using Rao-Scott corrected χ2 tests.
x
Significantly different than youth with autism spectrum disorder based on unadjusted odds ratio (p<.05).
y
Significantly different than youth with other mental, behavioral, or developmental disorders based on unadjusted odds ratio (p<.05).