Table 5

Results from logistic regressions assessing occurrence of recreational injury in relation to socioeconomic status among children aged 6–17 years: US, 1997–98

OR (95% CI)
VariableModel 1†Model 2‡Model 3§Model 4¶
*Reference category; †adjusted for age and sex; ‡included only race and ethnicity variable while adjusting for age and sex; §included family income, status, education, and race/ethnicity variables while adjusting for age and sex; ¶excluded children without health insurance.
Data source: the 1997–98 National Health Interview Surveys.
Family income status
    Poor*1.01.01.0
    Near poor1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)1.5 (1.01 to 2.2)1.5 (0.96 to 2.2)
    Not poor2.1 (1.5 to 3.1)1.8 (1.2 to 2.7)1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)
    Unknown1.3 (0.9 to 2.1)1.1 (0.8 to 1.9)1.1 (0.7 to 1.8)
Highest education of adults in the family
    <12*1.01.01.0
    12–151.6 (1.03 to 2.3)1.4 (0.9 to 2.1)1.1 (0.8 to 1.7)
    16+1.5 (0.98 to 2.4)1.3 (0.9 to 2.1)1.1 (0.7 to 1.7)
Race/ethnicity
    Hispanic*1.01.01.0
    Non-Hispanic white1.9 (1.5 to 2.6)1.6 (1.2 to 2.1)1.6 (1.2 to 2.1)
    Non-Hispanic black1.0 (0.7 to 1.4)0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)
    Non-Hispanic other0.8 (0.4 to 1.7)0.8 (0.4 to 1.5)0.7 (0.3 to 1.5)