TABLE 2—
Logistic Regression Results for Paid Sick Leave and Incidence of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries: National Health Interview Survey, 2005–2008
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | Robust SE |
| Male | 2.187** (1.630, 2.934) | 0.328 |
| Age | 1.083 (1.010, 1.160) | 0.038 |
| Age squared | 0.999** (0.998, 1.000) | 0.001 |
| Married | 0.937 (0.684, 1.283) | 0.150 |
| Education, y | 0.961* (0.923, 1.001) | 0.020 |
| Family size | 0.927 (0.846, 1.015) | 0.043 |
| Hourly worker | 2.204** (1.488, 3.264) | 0.442 |
| Paid sick leave available | 0.724* (0.528, 0.993) | 0.117 |
| Health insurance available | 1.743** (1.220, 2.489) | 0.317 |
| Occupational sector | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 1.205 (0.310, 4.679) | 0.834 |
| Construction | 1.844** (1.113, 3.056) | 0.475 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1.192 (0.709, 2.006) | 0.316 |
| Manufacturing | 1.311 (0.817, 2.106) | 0.317 |
| Mining | 1.077 (0.144, 8.030) | 1.104 |
| Services | 0.913 (0.588, 1.418) | 0.205 |
| Transportation, warehousing, and utilities | 0.935 (0.500, 1.745) | 0.298 |
| Wholesale and retail trade (ref) | 1.000 | |
| Firm size | ||
| Very small (1–9 workers) | 1.022 (0.619, 1.687) | 0.261 |
| Small (10–49 workers) | 1.244 (0.810, 1.909) | 0.272 |
| Medium (50–499 workers) | 1.132 (0.705, 1.815) | 0.273 |
| Large (≥500 workers) (ref) | 1.000 | |
| Region | ||
| Midwest | 1.496* (0.989, 2.265) | 0.316 |
| South | 0.798 (0.521, 1.221) | 0.173 |
| West | 1.220 (0.778, 1.912) | 0.280 |
| Northeast (ref) | 1.000 | |
| Survey y | 0.917 (0.812, 1.036) | 0.057 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. The total number of observations was 38 139; Wald χ223 = 148.78 (P < .000), log-pseudolikelihood = −1685, pseudo-R2 = 0.055.
*P < .05; **P < .01.