Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Sample Population.
| Full sample | Minority subsample | High CIS score subsample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable name | Est. | SE | Est. | SE | Est. | SE |
| Sample characteristics (survey-weighted) | ||||||
| Female | 41.7% | 1.37 | 43.1% | 1.86 | 40.8% | 1.86 |
| Age 5–12 | 51.2% | 1.39 | 50.9% | 2.05 | 55.5% | 1.84 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 63.3% | 1.54 | — | — | 67.6% | 1.90 |
| Black | 15.2% | 1.10 | 41.4% | 2.26 | 14.4% | 1.34 |
| Hispanic | 15.2% | 0.95 | 41.4% | 2.00 | 12.3% | 1.12 |
| Other race | 6.3% | 0.82 | 17.2% | 1.56 | 5.7% | 0.98 |
| Health insurance coverage | ||||||
| Any managed care | 45.3% | 1.69 | 55.0% | 2.49 | 44.9% | 2.07 |
| Private health insurance | 56.4% | 1.62 | 39.9% | 2.44 | 57.2% | 2.08 |
| Public insurance | 36.9% | 1.43 | 52.9% | 2.55 | 35.7% | 1.81 |
| Uninsured | 6.7% | 0.86 | 7.2% | 1.10 | 7.0% | 1.10 |
| Income as % of federal poverty line (FPL) | ||||||
| >125% FPL | 22.6% | 1.24 | 35.1% | 1.05 | 22.9% | 1.59 |
| 125–200% FPL | 6.8% | 0.88 | 7.5% | 1.82 | 5.8% | 1.00 |
| 201–300% FPL | 17.6% | 1.15 | 20.8% | 2.14 | 17.6% | 1.47 |
| 301–400% FPL | 32.1% | 1.53 | 24.2% | 1.58 | 33.7% | 1.98 |
| <400% FPL | 20.9% | 1.52 | 12.3% | 4.31 | 20.0% | 1.85 |
| Mental health | ||||||
| CIS score (0–52) | 17.8 | 0.28 | 16.6 | 0.43 | 22.5 | 0.24 |
| Child needs counseling | 52.4% | 1.6 | 52.8% | 2.60 | 42.3% | 1.98 |
| Mental health status (1–5 scale, 5 = poor) | 2.4 | 0.03 | 2.5 | 0.05 | 2.4 | 0.04 |
| Physical health | ||||||
| Physical health status (1–5 scale, 5 = poor) | 2.10 | 0.03 | 2.2 | 0.05 | 2.10 | 0.04 |
| Asthma | 17.3% | 1.25 | 21.6% | 1.76 | 16.9% | 1.50 |
| Child is less healthy | 16.7% | 0.96 | 18.6% | 1.66 | 17.3% | 1.32 |
| Activity limitation | 3.3% | 0.51 | 3.5% | 0.57 | 3.0% | 0.53 |
| Parental characteristics | ||||||
| Divorced parent | 28.4% | 1.38 | 30.1% | 2.17 | 28.5% | 1.73 |
| Single parent | 14.1% | 0.94 | 27.3% | 1.91 | 14.2% | 1.23 |
| Married parents | 57.5% | 1.54 | 42.6% | 2.21 | 57.2% | 2.05 |
| Parent mental health status (1–5 scale, 5 = poor) | 2.34 | 0.04 | 2.41 | 5.36 | 2.30 | 0.05 |
| Region | ||||||
| South | 35.1% | 1.74 | 38.1% | 2.45 | 34.7% | 2.00 |
| West | 23.9% | 1.39 | 29.7% | 2.05 | 24.7% | 1.80 |
| Midwest | 23.2% | 1.53 | 16.9% | 1.47 | 24.2% | 1.89 |
| Northeast | 17.7% | 1.3 | 15.4% | 1.41 | 16.4% | 1.65 |
Note. CIS = Columbia Impairment Scale. Mental/physical health status and CIS score variables expressed in original scales. Minority subsample consists of all children not classified as non-Hispanic white.