Table 2. Multiple Logistic Regression Results for Fair/Poor Health and Lowest HALex Quintile, Participants Aged 65 or Older, National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2011.

Health Indicator	Fair/Poor Health, Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Lowest HALex Quintile, Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Education
High school or equivalent	0.60 (0.58–0.63)	0.63 (0.60–0.67)
More than high school	0.44 (0.42–0.47)	0.55 (0.51–0.58)
Less than high school	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	1.62 (1.52–1.73)	1.21 (1.13–1.30)
Black	1.61 (1.52–1.72)	1.38 (1.29–1.48)
Other	1.34 (1.22–1.48)	1.09 (0.96–1.24)
Non-Hispanic white	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Male	1.18 (1.13–1.24)	0.98 (0.93–1.04)
Age	1.02 (1.02–1.02)	1.05 (1.05–1.06)
Smoking
Former	1.35 (1.30–1.42)	1.38 (1.31–1.46)
Current	1.67 (1.56–1.79)	1.75 (1.62–1.90)
Never	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Alcohol consumption
Former	1.02 (0.97–1.08)	1.11 (1.05–1.18)
Current light	0.47 (0.45–0.50)	0.46 (0.43–0.49)
Current heavy	0.43 (0.38–0.48)	0.40 (0.34–0.46)
Never	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Employment/occupation
Unemployed	2.75 (2.46–3.07)	5.92 (4.82–7.26)
Service worker	1.10 (0.89–1.35)	0.83 (0.58–1.18)
Farm worker	0.86 (0.57–1.31)	1.04 (0.47–2.29)
Blue collar worker	1.16 (0.95–1.40)	0.91 (0.62–1.34)
White collar	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Weight status
Underweight	1.78 (1.59–2.00)	2.02 (1.80–2.27)
Overweight	1.04 (0.99–1.09)	0.91 (0.86–0.96)
Obese	1.61 (1.53–1.70)	1.56 (1.47–1.66)
Normal weight	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Marital status
Living with partner	1.18 (0.96–1.44)	1.16 (0.91–1.47)
Never married	0.94 (0.86–1.03)	1.41 (1.27–1.56)
Widowed	0.96 (0.92–1.01)	1.41 (1.33–1.50)
Divorced/separated	1.23 (1.15–1.32)	1.76 (1.63–1.89)
Married	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
Survey year	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	1.00 (1.00–1.01)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HALex, Health and Activities Limitation Index.