Research Article

Association between Neighborhood Conditions and Mental Disorders among Children in the US: Evidence from the National Survey of Children’s Health 2011/12

Table 3

Neighborhood characteristics and ACDMD among children (total unweighted count = 65,680 total unweighted count of children with current diagnosed mental disorder = 8,927).

VariableTotalACDMDACDMDACDMD
Unweight count (weighted%)Unweighted count (weighted%)Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
YesNo

Neighborhood amenities count
433427 (53.52)4317 (12.91)28969 (87.09)ReferenceReference
315747 (24.33)2197 (13.97)13490 (86.03)1.10 (0.97, 1.24)0.97 (0.84, 1.13)
28218 (12.14)1216 (14.71)6965 (85.29)1.16 (1.00, 1.35)1.05 (0.86, 1.29)
14107 (6.28)637 (16.37)3449 (83.63)1.32 (1.08, 1.62)1.06 (0.77, 1.46)
02385 (3.73)366 (15.64)2010 (84.36)1.25 (0.93, 1.69)1.22 (0.78, 1.91)

Neighborhood detracting element count
047425 (71.99)6151 (12.77)41086 (87.23)ReferenceReference
110973 (17.15)1611 (15.26)9314 (84.74)1.23 (1.07, 1.41)1.03 (0.86, 1.23)
24017 (7.11)682 (15.82)3308 (84.18)1.28 (1.04, 1.58)0.89 (0.64, 1.22)
32055 (3.75)355 (20.15)1689 (79.85)1.72 (1.38, 2.20)0.82 (0.50, 1.34)

Supportive neighborhood
Yes56248 (83.60)7208 (12.89)48827 (87.11)ReferenceReference
No7965 (16.40)1566 (18.41)6340 (81.59)1.53 (1.32, 1.73)1.37 (1.10, 1.71)

Neighborhood safety
Always/usually58708 (86.93)7745 (13.29)50721 (86.71)ReferenceReference
Sometimes4903 (11.03)870 (16.30)4006 (83.70)1.27 (1.07, 1.51)1.00 (0.73, 1.37)
Never881 (2.04)179 (18.60)696 (81.40)1.49 (1.10, 2.05)1.04 (0.59, 1.85)

School safety
Always/usually59318 (92.64)7757 (13.19)51321 (86.81)ReferenceReference
Sometimes3198 (6.75)702 (19.87)2472 (80.13)1.63 (1.35, 1.97)1.33 (0.97, 1.83)
Never261 (0.61)71 (23.39)189 (76.61)2.01 (1.17, 3.45)1.53 (0.62, 3.75)

Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) from multivariable model I adjusted for neighborhood amenities, detracting element count, supportive neighborhood, neighborhood safety, school safety, age, sex, race, poverty, father’s mental health, mother’s mental health, father’s education, mother’s education, and number of ACEs.