Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Model Assessing Self-Reported Emergency Department (ED) Visits in the Last Year (n = 12,759)

Variable	Relative risk ratio (RRR), 95% confidence interval (CI)
	1 ED visit (n = 5587)		2 or more ED visits (n = 8590)
Housing need	0.63*	0.42–0.95	0.69	0.46–1.05
Food need	0.63*	0.44–0.90	0.57**	0.38–0.84
Transportation need	0.96	0.65–1.42	1.13	0.76–1.68
Utilities need†	–	–	–	–
Total needs
0	Reference
1	1.33	0.89–2.00	1.83**	1.27–2.62
2	2.05**	1.27–3.32	3.34***	2.26–4.94
3	2.67*	1.25–5.71	4.90***	2.25–10.68
4	4.03*	1.25–12.98	9.47***	2.72–32.96
Health insurance type
Medicare	Reference
Medicaid	1.08	0.55–2.12	0.96	0.46–1.99
Dual (Medicare + Medicaid)	1.15	0.86–1.54	1.46*	1.03–2.07
Age, years
0 to 17	Reference
18 to 35	0.25***	0.15–0.42	0.49**	0.33–0.74
36 to 64	0.55	0.27–1.09	1.35	0.69–2.64
65+	0.32**	0.15–0.70	0.53	0.25–1.14
Sex
Female	Reference
Male	1.40*	1.03–1.89	1.44*	1.05–1.99

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001

†Omitted due to collinearity