Table 3.

Odds ratios predicting green collar worker status for workers 18 years and older, unadjusted and adjusted for all other socio-demographic and occupational characteristics, National Health Interview Survey 2004–2012

	Green Collara
Characteristics	Unadjusted Odds Ratio	Unadjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI	Adjusted Odds Ratio	Adjusted Odds Ratio95% CI
Age (Ref = 18–24y)
25–64y	1.39	1.31 – 1.47	1.38	1.30 – 1.46
65+y	1.00	0.90 – 1.11	0.97	0.87 – 1.08
Gender (Ref = Female)
Male	3.35	3.21 – 3.49	3.27	3.13 – 3.41
Race (Ref = White)
Black	0.88	0.83 – 0.93	0.92	0.87 – 0.97
Other	0.93	0.87 – 1.01	0.95	0.88 – 1.03
Ethnicity (Ref = Non-Hispanic)
Hispanic	1.02	0.97 – 1.06	0.91	0.86 – 0.96
Educational Attainment (Ref = HS+)
HS	1.41	1.36 – 1.46	1.37	1.32 – 1.43
<HS	1.30	1.23 – 1.37	1.27	1.20 – 1.35
Health Insurance Status (Ref= Insured)
Uninsured	0.86	0.82 – 0.91	0.79	0.75 – 0.83
Geographic Region (Ref = Northeast)
Midwest	1.17	1.11 – 1.24	1.15	1.08 – 1.22
South	1.10	1.04 – 1.16	1.12	1.00 – 1.18
West	1.07	1.01 – 1.14	1.10	1.04 – 1.17
Special Equipment Needs (Ref= none)
Yes, Equipment Needs	0.97	0.82 – 1.11	0.89	0.76 – 1.03
Functional Limitations (Ref = no limits)
Yes, Any functional Limitations	0.89	0.85 – 0.94	1.02	0.97 – 1.07
Body Mass Index (Ref = normal weight)
Underweight	0.79	0.66 – 0.95	1.03	0.85 – 1.25
Overweight	1.37	1.32 – 1.43	1.05	1.00 – 1.10
Obese	1.37	1.31 – 1.43	1.13	1.08 – 1.18
Hearing Impairment (Ref=no hearing impair)
Yes, Hearing Impairment	1.29	1.22 – 1.35	1.11	1.05 – 1.17
Visual Impairment (Ref = No visual impair)
Yes, Visual Impairment	0.91	0.85 – 0.97	0.99	0.92 – 1.07
Size of Company (Ref 250+ employees)
1–9 employees	0.69	0.66 – 0.72	0.64	0.61 – 0.68
10–24 employees	0.78	0.74 – 0.82	0.72	0.68 – 0.76
25–49 employees	0.84	0.79 – 0.89	0.81	0.76 – 0.86
50–99 employees	0.84	0.79 – 0.89	0.86	0.81 – 0.91
100–249 employees	1.00	0.95 – 1.06	0.97	0.91 – 1.03
Type of Employment (Ref= Private Co.)
Federal Government	0.63	0.56 – 0.71	0.53	0.47 – 0.60
State Government	0.35	0.32 – 0.39	0.37	0.33 – 0.41
Local Government	0.42	0.39 – 0.46	0.44	0.40 – 0.48
Self-Employed/Family Business without pay	0.69	0.65 – 0.74	0.77	0.71 – 0.83
More than one Job (Ref = no)
Yes, more than one job	0.73	0.68 – 0.78	0.81	0.76 – 0.87

^aReference group is Non-Green