Factored Categories

Odds Ratio Predicting Services

Type of Maltreatment

Physical Abuse

Reference Category 1.000

Neglect/Medical Neglect

1.163

Sexual Abuse

0.850

Other Abuse

1.053

Multiple Incidents of Maltreatment

1.433

Financial Need

No

Reference Category 1.000

Yes

2.382

Prior Victim

No

Reference Category 1.000

Yes

1.518

Race/Ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic

Reference Category 1.000

African-American

1.000

Hispanic

0.661

Native American/Alaskan

0.988

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.604

Other/Unknown

0.866

Report Source

Social/Mental Health Services

Reference Category 1.000

Medical Personnel

1.305

Law Enforcement/Legal Personnel

0.807

Education/Day Care Staff

0.826

Other

1.071

Child Age

0-3 years

1.000

4-7 years

0.800

8-11years

0.800

12-15 years

0.800

16+ years

0.800

Child Sex

Female

Reference Category 1.000

Male

0.964

Note: Logistical regression identifies the relative contribution of categories within a factor to a dichotomous outcome, in this case the provision of services. Each odds ratio indicates the likelihood of service provision for a category, compared to the likelihood of service provision for the reference category. States included in this analysis of 131,265 report-child pairs are CT, KY, LA, NE, NJ, OK, RI, SC, TX, WV, and WY.