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Assessing How Children Modify The Impact Of Having Health Insurance On Smoking Status Using The 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, Zak Lippert

Capstone Experience

Objective: To understand if children living in the home modify the relationship between health insurance and smoking.

Methods: This analysis used the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey. The outcome was being a current smoker with health insurance as the exposure. The analysis was stratified by children to determine if children changed how having health insurance impacted smoking. The odds ratios for each stratum were compared to determine if children was a modifying factor.

Results: Children had a modifying effect on health insurance. For someone with children, if they had insurance, their odds of smoking were 0.91 (95% CI: …

Association Between Frequent Mental Distress And Insurance Status Using The 2022 Brfss, Christina Clayson

Capstone Experience

Objectives

Determine if there is a direct relationship between frequent mental distress and health insurance coverage.

Methods

Data from the 2022 BRFSS was used to calculate adjusted percentages. Crude odds ratios for both mental distress and insurance coverage. Multivariate analysis calculated crude and adjusted odds ratios for frequent mental distress by insurance coverage with income as a covariate.

Results

Individuals reporting frequent mental distress had lower income, less education, and were younger. Individuals without health insurance were more likely to be younger, Hispanic, and not have graduated high school. There was no significant association between frequent mental distress and not …