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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Soc Sci. 2022 Feb;37(1):2.

Table 5:

Parental Poor Health in 2017 (N=3,742)

(1) (2) (3) (4)
OR OR OR OR (95% CI)
Parent Characteristics
Rural residence 1.35* 1.39* 1.38* 1.12 (0.85 – 1.48)
Poor health 2013 15.56*** 15.74*** 15.70*** 13.30*** (10.42 – 16.98)
Proximity (r=co-reside)
 <30 miles 0.93 0.95 0.97 (0.73 – 1.28)
 30 to <200 miles 0.82 0.84 0.92 (0.59 – 1.44)
 200 to <500 miles 1.11 1.14 1.30 (0.69 – 2.45)
 >=500 miles 1.45 1.50+ 1.65* (1.02 – 2.68)
Help from children 1.12 1.17 (0.90 – 1.52)
Money from children 1.01 0.99 (0.70 – 1.41)
Education (r=<HS)
 High school 0.70+ (0.48 – 1.02)
 Some college 0.68+ (0.44 – 1.03)
 Completed college 0.49** (0.31 – 0.79)
 More than college 0.46** (0.28 – 0.76)
Income (r=<$25,000)
 $25,000 to <$50,000 0.84 (0.57 – 1.23)
 $50,000 to <$75,000 0.66+ (0.43 – 1.01)
 >=$75,000 0.40*** (0.27 – 0.62)
Constant 0.14*** 0.14*** 0.14*** 0.29*** (0.17 – 0.49)
***

p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05,

+

p<0.10

All models are weighted and clustered at the family level. All models also control for the demographic characteristics of parents (age, gender race/ethnicity, union status).