Table 2 Factors associated with current educational service use among children and youth with ASD
No current educational services | Current educational services | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 188), % [95% CI] | (n = 1,060), % [95% CI] | ||
Adequacy of medical home care Adequate | 31.76 [21.21–44.60] | 17.47 [13.71–22.01] | .011a |
Inadequate | 68.24 [55.40–78.79] | 82.53 [78.0–86.53] | |
Predisposing factors | |||
Child sex | |||
Male | 84.34 [74.69–90.77] | 76.63 [67.76–83.65] | .190 |
Female | 15.66 [9.23–25.31] | 23.37 [15.4–32.24] | |
Child age, mean y | 11.78 [10.83–12.73] | 10.15 [9.56–10.73] | |
Total children in household | |||
1–2 | 68.09 [55.42–78.55] | 71.00 [63.72–77.34] | .670 |
≥ 3 | 31.91 [21.45–44.58] | 29.00 [22.66–36.28] | |
Child race | |||
White, Non-Hispanic | 67.74 [52.81–79.75] | 56.01 [46.96–64.68] | .422 |
Black, Non-Hispanic | 13.35 [4.48–33.64] | 15.98 [11.71–21.43] | |
Other | 18.91 [11.49–29.53] | 28.01 [18.84–39.47] | |
Overall maternal health status | |||
Excellent or very good | 38.60 [27.42–51.12] | 52.22 [44.1–60.23] | .070 |
< Excellent or very good | 61.40 [48.88–72.58] | 47.78 [39.77–55.90] | |
Adult education level | |||
> High school | 65.26 [50.10–77.84] | 71.79[62.63–79.44] | .427 |
≤ High school | 34.74 [22.16–49.90] | 28.21 [20.6–37.37] | |
Family structure | |||
Two parents, married/unmarried | 79.99 [68.92–87.82] | 78.01 [71.84–83.14] | |
Single parent, other, none reported | 20.01 [12.18–31.08] | 21.99 [16.86–28.16] | .728 |
Enabling factors | |||
Insurance type | |||
Private | 46.01 [33.73–58.80] | 41.25 [34.13–48.74] | .785 |
Public | 51.94 [39.16–64.48] | 55.93 [48.17–63.41] | |
Unspecified | 2.04 [.34–11.38] | 2.82 [1.43–5.51] | |
Federal poverty level (FPL) | |||
> 199% FPL | 55.04 [41.65–67.74] | 48.08 [40.11–56.15] | .383 |
≤ 199% FPL | 44.96 [32.26–58.35] | 51.92 [43.85–59.89] | |
Enabling-vulnerability factor | |||
Primary household language | |||
English | 90.24 [79.10–95.76] | 83.51 [73.12–90.41] | .349 |
Spanish | 8.73 [3.48–20.22] | 12.75 [6.38–23.86] | |
Other | 1.03 [.24–4.28] | 3.74 [1.81–7.59] | |
Need factors | |||
Autism severity | |||
Severe | 7.95 [4.03–15.09] | 9.58 [6.73–13.45] | .623 |
Mild/moderate CSHCN status | 92.05 [84.91–95.97] | 90.42 [86.55–93.21] | |
Autism, CSHCN | 86.57 [78.19–92.05] | 95.26 [92.41–97.07] | .002b |
Autism, non-CHSCN | 13.43 [7.95–21.81] | 4.74 [2.93–7.59] | |
Age at autism diagnosis, mean y | 5.24 [4.59–5.90] | 4.31 [3.97–4.65] | |