Health need and the use of alternative medicine among adults who do not use conventional medicine

Table 3 Logistic Regression Results for Socio-Behavioral Model Predicting. Alternative Medicine Use among Adults Not Using Conventional Care in the Past 12 Months

Variable	AOR¹	95% CI²
One or More Health Needs ³
Yes	1.75	1.49-2.06
No	1.00
*External Environment*
Region
Northeast	1.07	0.84-1.38
Midwest	1.19	0.95-1.49
South	1.00
West	1.34	1.09-1.66
*Predisposing Factors*
Sex
Male	1.00
Female	1.71	1.43-2.04
Age
18-24	1.00
25-44	1.02	0.80-1.30
45-64	1.06	0.80-1.40
65+	1.03	0.68-1.55
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic	1.01	0.78-1.31
Non-Hispanic white	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	0.80	0.61-1.06
Non-Hispanic other	1.67	1.15-2.41
Education
Less than high school	1.00
High school diploma/G.E.D.	1.74	1.35-2.23
Some college/AA degree	2.54	1.97-3.28
Bachelor's or higher	2.95	2.20-3.95
Class of Worker
Private sector	1.15	0.91-1.44
Government	0.90	0.62-1.31
Self-employed/family business	1.41	1.04-1.92
Not working	1.00
Born in the U.S.
Yes	1.25	0.96-1.63
No	1.00
*Enabling Factors*
Poverty Status
Poor	1.00
Near poor	1.06	0.78-1.44
Not poor	1.15	0.88-1.51
Health Insurance Coverage
Uninsured	1.00
Private coverage	0.83	0.68-1.02
Public coverage	0.69	0.49-0.98
*Personal Health Practices*
Leisure-Time Physical Activity
Never/unable	1.00
Some activity	1.70	1.37-2.12
Regular activity	2.62	2.14-3.21
Alcohol Drinking Status
Lifetime abstainer	1.00
Former drinker	1.59	1.20-2.12
Light/infrequent	1.32	1.05-1.67
Moderate/heavy	1.58	1.22-2.06
Smoking Status
Current smoker	1.02	0.84-1.23
Former smoker	1.18	0.93-1.50
Never smoked	1.00
*Barriers to conventional care*
Delayed Care Due to Cost and/or non-Cost Barriers
Yes	1.92	1.55 - 2.38
No	1.00

¹ AOR = adjusted odds ratio.
² CI = 95% confidence interval.
³ This measure is defined as any one of: poor or fair health; health is worse off than it was 12 months ago; one or more serious chronic or acute conditions; a functional limitation; and/or back problems.

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