Table 2 Moderating effect of socioeconomic conditions on the association between marital violence and health care utilization in the past 12 months^a (N = 2,357)

Marital violence

Any

1.36

1.12

–

1.66

0.002^*

1.34

0.9

–

2.01

0.146

(MV)

None

1

1

Education

Jr. high/high

0.82

0.65

–

1.03

0.041^*

0.89

0.68

–

1.16

0.108

College

0.76

0.61

-

0.95

0.76

0.59

–

0.98

University

1

1

Household income

Low

0.68

0.53

–

0.88

0.012^*

0.63

0.47

–

0.84

0.007^*

Average

0.8

0.64

–

1.01

0.76

0.58

–

0.98

High

1

1

Employment

Not employed

0.82

0.64

–

1.04

0.107

0.93

0.7

–

1.23

0.607

Employed

1

1

Interaction

Education

MV x Jr. high/high

0.74

0.45

–

1.24

0.456

MV x some college

0.99

0.61

–

1.59

Household income

MV x low

1.4

0.83

–

2.37

0.415

MV x average

1.29

0.8

–

2.09

Employment

MV x not employed

0.66

0.41

–

1.06

0.086^†