Table 3.
Health status, activity limitations, work disability, and housework disability by ethnicity*
| Latino | Non-Latino | Crude OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health status | |||
| Fair or poor health | 149 (68.0) | 1,321 (45.5) | 2.55 (1.89–3.44) |
| Activity limitation | |||
| Unable to perform major activity, limited in type or amount of major activity, or limited in other activities | 201 (90.4) | 2,367 (80.9) | 2.23 (1.40–3.55) |
| Work disability | |||
| Unable to work | 91 (60.3) | 645 (40.1) | 2.28 (1.53–3.83) |
| Housework disability | |||
| Unable to do housework | 25 (32.0) | 176 (16.6) | 2.36 (1.52–3.67) |
Values are the number (percentage).
Due to missing data, health status analyses were based on 222 Latinos and 2,899 non-Latino whites. There were no missing data for activity limitation (224 Latinos and 2,913 non-Latino whites). The analysis of work disability was based on 1,734 individuals of working age (18 – 69 years), 149 (8.6%) Latinos and 1,585 (91.4%) non-Latinos. The sample for analysis of housework disability comprised 1,158 women, 85 (7.1%) Latinas and 1,073 (92.9%) non-Latinas, who indicated that keeping house was their major activity. Data source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1994 (22). OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.