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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2013 Mar 9;13(3):222–228. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.01.001

Table 3.

Multivariate Logistic Regressions (n=1,161)

Independent Variables Access to sick leave or
vacation
Access to paid leave (not including
sick leave and vacation)
Eligible for FMLA
leave
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Childcare responsibilities
     Some/none (Secondary caregiver)     Reference     Reference     Reference
     About half (Co-primary caregiver) 0.59 (0.33–1.08) 0.90 (0.60–1.35) 1.14 (0.75–1.72)
     All/most (Primary caregiver) 0.42 (0.21–0.82)* 0.83 (0.52–1.34) 0.67 (0.41–1.09)
Employed part-time (vs. full-time) 0.16 (0.10–0.26)*** 0.56 (0.37–0.86)** 0.18 (0.10–0.32)***
Spouse/partner employment status
     Spouse/partner employed full-time     Reference     Reference     Reference
     Spouse/partner employed part-time 0.69 (0.33–1.46) 1.50 (0.90–2.49) 1.11 (0.62–1.97)
     Spouse/partner not employed 1.00 (0.50–1.98) 1.31 (0.84–2.05) 1.20 (0.77–1.86)
     No spouse/partner 1.06 (0.56–2.00) 1.33 (0.85–2.08) 1.36 (0.83–2.22)
Other non-spouse/partner adults in household 0.77 (0.57, 1.04) 1.04 (0.82–1.06) 1.04 (0.82, 1.31)
Other children in household (number) 0.91 (0.75–1.10) 0.93 (0.82–1.06) 1.03 (0.90–1.17)
Eligible for overtime pay 2.63 (1.68–4.12)*** 0.97 (0.70–1.35) 1.74 (1.24–2.44)**
Supervises ≥2 people at place of employment (yes/no) 2.61 (1.62–4.21)*** 1.15 (0.85–1.54) 1.08 (0.76–1.54)
Age (per SD) 0.93 (0.70–1.23) 1.09 (0.89–1.33) 1.18 (0.94–1.50)
Female gender 1.56 (0.87–2.80) 1.22 (0.82–1.83) 1.03 (0.69–1.54)
Race/Ethnicity
     White non-Hispanic/Latino     Reference     Reference     Reference
     Black non-Hispanic/Latino 0.79 (0.20–3.16) 0.72 (0.35–1.50) 1.90 (0.86–4.22)
     Hispanic/Latino 1.07 (0.60–1.92) 1.26 (0.84–1.90) 1.26 (0.82–1.91)
     Other 1.02 (0.59–1.77) 0.86 (0.57–1.29) 1.06 (0.68–1.66)
Education
     High school degree or less     Reference     Reference     Reference
     Some college 2.53 (1.40–4.57)** 1.77 (1.11–2.82)* 1.84 (1.12–3.05)*
     College degree or more 2.75 (1.48–5.11)** 1.68 (1.02–2.76)* 2.35 (1.38–3.99)**
Household Income
     $0–$19,999     Reference     Reference     Reference
     $20,000–$49,999 2.84 (1.41–5.72)** 1.74 (0.95–3.16) 1.69 (0.84–3.42)
     $50,000–$99,999 2.67 (1.28–5.56)** 1.40 (0.75–2.60) 3.11 (1.47–6.55)**
     $100,000–$149,999 2.36 (1.02–5.48)* 2.10 (1.06–4.19)* 3.90 (1.69–9.00)**
     ≥$150,000 1.69 (0.70–4.05) 2.20 (1.08–4.48)* 3.24 (1.36–7.71)**
PedsQL score (per SD) 1.21 (0.98–1.48) 1.23 (1.05–1.45)* 0.80 (0.68–0.95)**
Child <2 years old 0.79 (0.37–1.72) 1.43 (0.85–2.42) 1.47 (0.83–2.62)
Child age (years) 0.97 (0.92–1.03) 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) 0.99 (0.95, 1.04)
Hospital admissions in past year (number) 1.02 (0.96, 1.09) 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) 0.97 (0.90, 1.05)
Hospital nights in past year (number) 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) 1.00 (0.99, 1.00)
Wave
     Wave 1     Reference     Reference     Reference
     Wave 2 1.08 (0.66–1.77) 0.83 (0.58–1.20) 0.98 (0.67–1.42)
     Wave 3 0.62 (0.38–1.02) 0.92 (0.64–1.32) 0.91 (0.62–1.34)

CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

*

P<.05

**

P<.01

***

P<.001