TABLE 3.
Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models examining the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and lacking access to sick pay.
| Univariable | Multivariable | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | OR a | 95% CI a | p‐value | OR a | 95% CI a | p‐value |
| Age | ||||||
| 25–44 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 16–24 | 1.49 | 1.11, 1.99 | 0.007 | 1.28 | 0.94, 1.74 | 0.11 |
| 45–64 | 1.76 | 1.58, 1.96 | <0.001 | 1.72 | 1.53, 1.93 | <0.001 |
| 65+ | 5.83 | 4.94, 6.88 | <0.001 | 5.26 | 4.42, 6.26 | <0.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | — | — | — | — | ||
| Male | 1.32 | 1.21, 1.45 | <0.001 | 1.08 | 0.97, 1.19 | 0.2 |
| Missing | 0.89 | 0.32, 2.19 | 0.8 | 1.08 | 0.36, 2.84 | 0.9 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White British | — | — | — | — | ||
| White Irish | 1.10 | 0.77, 1.55 | 0.6 | 1.20 | 0.82, 1.74 | 0.3 |
| White other | 0.85 | 0.71, 1.00 | 0.059 | 1.12 | 0.93, 1.35 | 0.2 |
| South Asian | 1.05 | 0.81, 1.35 | 0.7 | 1.40 | 1.06, 1.83 | 0.017 |
| Other Asian | 1.09 | 0.69, 1.68 | 0.7 | 1.25 | 0.77, 1.99 | 0.4 |
| Black | 0.99 | 0.55, 1.74 | >0.9 | 0.99 | 0.53, 1.78 | >0.9 |
| Mixed | 0.82 | 0.56, 1.19 | 0.3 | 1.04 | 0.69, 1.54 | 0.8 |
| Other minority ethnicity | 2.14 | 1.14, 4.02 | 0.017 | 2.93 | 1.54, 5.59 | 0.001 |
| Prefer not to say | 1.11 | 0.44, 2.58 | 0.8 | 1.11 | 0.43, 2.66 | 0.8 |
| Household income | ||||||
| £75,000+ | — | — | — | — | ||
| £0–24,999 | 3.00 | 2.60, 3.48 | <0.001 | 2.53 | 2.15, 2.98 | <0.001 |
| £25,000–£49,999 | 1.67 | 1.48, 1.88 | <0.001 | 1.43 | 1.25, 1.63 | <0.001 |
| £50,000–£74,999 | 1.13 | 0.99, 1.28 | 0.080 | 1.09 | 0.94, 1.25 | 0.2 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Managers, directors & senior officials | — | — | — | — | ||
| Administrative & secretarial | 0.91 | 0.73, 1.14 | 0.4 | 0.70 | 0.56, 0.88 | 0.002 |
| Healthcare | 1.29 | 1.01, 1.64 | 0.039 | 1.13 | 0.88, 1.46 | 0.3 |
| Indoor trades, process & plant | 2.40 | 1.90, 3.05 | <0.001 | 2.03 | 1.58, 2.61 | <0.001 |
| Leisure & personal service | 3.24 | 2.49, 4.23 | <0.001 | 2.43 | 1.84, 3.21 | <0.001 |
| Missing | 1.50 | 1.06, 2.12 | 0.022 | 1.26 | 0.87, 1.80 | 0.2 |
| Other professional & associate | 1.30 | 1.08, 1.57 | 0.007 | 1.30 | 1.07, 1.59 | 0.009 |
| Outdoor trades | 7.06 | 4.97, 10.1 | <0.001 | 5.29 | 3.67, 7.72 | <0.001 |
| Sales & customer service | 1.51 | 1.16, 1.96 | 0.002 | 1.15 | 0.87, 1.52 | 0.3 |
| Social care & community protective services | 1.18 | 0.90, 1.54 | 0.2 | 0.85 | 0.64, 1.13 | 0.3 |
| Teaching, education & childcare | 0.81 | 0.64, 1.01 | 0.064 | 0.74 | 0.58, 0.94 | 0.013 |
| Transport & mobile machine | 2.96 | 2.10, 4.18 | <0.001 | 2.04 | 1.42, 2.94 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
a
OR >1 indicates increased odds of lacking access to sick pay.