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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 Feb 1;36(2):274–281. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1196

Appendix Exhibit 2.

Odds of employer accommodation and job retention adjusted for income, race/ethnicity

Odds of having an accommodating employer Odds of job retention
Adjusted for income group Adjusted for race/ethnicity Adjusted for income group Adjusted for race/ethnicity
Characteristic Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio
Age 0.98 0.98 0.95** 0.95**
Income
 Low (<200% FPL) N/A 0.54 N/A 0.16***
 Middle (200–400% FPL) N/A Ref N/A ref
 High (>400% FPL) N/A 1.52 N/A 2.19
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Latina white Ref N/A Ref N/A
 Black 0.61 N/A 0.25 N/A
 Chinese 0.44 N/A 0.08** N/A
 Korean 1.24 N/A 0.11 N/A
 Latina 1.15 N/A 0.28 N/A
Birthplace
 Foreign born Ref Ref Ref Ref
 US born 0.81 0.95 1.57 1.77
Acculturation based on language preference
 Non-English Ref Ref Ref Ref
 English 1.20 2.31*** 1.66 3.32**
Single-income household
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.36 1.02 1.06 0.49**
Relationship status
 Not partnered Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Married or long-term partner 0.92 1.07 0.56 0.98
Education level
 High school or equivalent or less Ref Ref Ref Ref
 More than high school 0.64 0.87 1.45 2.59**
Job type
 Managerial, professional Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Office/sales 0.997 0.65 0.73 0.34**
 Transportation, production, service 1.33 0.72 0.67 0.22***
Number of employees in workplace
 <15 Ref Ref Ref Ref
 15–49 1.02 1.44 0.54 1.02
 ≥50 0.97 1.47 1.60 2.65**
Type of earnings
 Not salaried Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Salaried 0.90 1.30 0.93 2.12**
Job tenure
 <2 years Ref Ref Ref Ref
 ≥2 years 1.79 2.13** 1.18 2.03
Health insurance
 Public Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Employer-sponsored 0.66 1.17 5.60*** 11.68****
 Private, other 1.42 2.03 2.512 3.49**
Employer was accommodating
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes N/A N/A 2.47** 2.96**
Number of comorbid conditions
 None Ref Ref Ref Ref
 One or more 0.72 0.63 1.01 0.90
Cancer stage
 I Ref Ref Ref Ref
 II or III 1.24 1.27 0.79 0.80
Mastectomy
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.16 1.12 0.72 0.93
Axillary Dissection
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.48 1.45 0.99 0.96
Chemotherapy
 None Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Received 1.80 1.84 1.12 1.09
Radiation therapy
 None Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Received 1.10 1.23 0.98 0.95
**

p <0.05,

***

p <0.01,

****

p <0.001

FPL: Federal Poverty Level