Table II.
Overall and age group-specific weighted multivariable logistic regression for workplace injury predictors, 1997–2009 NHIS.
| Overall | Age 18–25 | Age 26–54 | Age 55+ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% Confidence Limits | OR | 95% Confidence Limits | OR | 95% Confidence Limits | OR | 95% Confidence Limits | |||||
| Race/Ethnicity: | ||||||||||||
| White | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
| Hispanic | 0.55**** | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.31**** | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.57**** | 0.45 | 0.74 | 1.29 | 0.67 | 2.48 |
| Black | 0.90 | 0.74 | 1.09 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 1.22 | 0.97 | 0.77 | 1.21 | 0.59 | 0.29 | 1.20 |
| Other | 0.57*** | 0.41 | 0.79 | 0.30* | 0.11 | 0.78 | 0.60** | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.41 | 2.26 |
| Education: | ||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
| High school | 1.05 | 0.87 | 1.28 | 0.94 | 0.61 | 1.46 | 1.10 | 0.86 | 1.41 | 0.86 | 0.46 | 1.59 |
| More than high school | 0.83 | 0.68 | 1.02 | 0.66 | 0.42 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 1.12 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
| Male | 1.71**** | 1.49 | 1.96 | 2.33**** | 1.66 | 3.27 | 1.63**** | 1.39 | 1.92 | 1.22 | 0.81 | 1.82 |
| Industry sector: | ||||||||||||
| Services | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries | 2.41**** | 1.63 | 3.56 | 4.80**** | 2.23 | 10.32 | 1.91* | 1.16 | 3.15 | 3.01* | 1.16 | 7.81 |
| Construction | 2.38**** | 1.89 | 3.00 | 2.66*** | 1.56 | 4.53 | 2.30**** | 1.76 | 3.01 | 2.25* | 1.09 | 4.67 |
| Healthcare and social assistance | 1.18 | 0.94 | 1.47 | 2.71** | 1.50 | 4.91 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.67 | 1.94 |
| Manufacturing | 1.75**** | 1.45 | 2.11 | 2.66*** | 1.54 | 4.61 | 1.58**** | 1.28 | 1.96 | 1.93* | 1.18 | 3.18 |
| Transportation, communication, and other public utilities | 1.66**** | 1.30 | 2.13 | 2.42* | 1.18 | 4.97 | 1.46* | 1.09 | 1.96 | 2.55** | 1.44 | 4.49 |
| Wholesale trade and retail | 1.47*** | 1.21 | 1.78 | 1.51 | 0.93 | 2.46 | 1.51*** | 1.21 | 1.89 | 1.16 | 0.64 | 2.08 |
| Other covariates: | ||||||||||||
| Income-to-poverty ratio | 0.96*** | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.96* | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.96**** | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.09 |
Significant at:
*
− 0.05,
**
− 0.01,
***
−0.001,
****
− <0.0001 level.
All models were adjusted for gender, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, other), education (<high school (HS), HS or equivalent, >HS), and income-to-poverty ratio. Stable estimates could not be obtained for Mining due to small sample sizes in this sector. OR: odds ratio; NHIS: National Health Interview Survey