Table 2.

Health and nonparticipation in the workforce, women and men aged 22–44 years, by number of children aged less than 18 years in the household—Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, 2013–2015

Self-rated health	Adjusted prevalence odds ratio (95% confidence interval)*
	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children	≥4 Children
Women
Excellent	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)
Very good	1.0 (0.8–1.1)	0.9 (0.8–1.0)	0.9 (0.8–1.0)	1.0 (0.8–1.1)	0.6 (0.5–0.8)
Good	1.3 (1.2–1.6)	1.2 (1.1–1.5)	1.1 (0.9–1.2)	1.1 (0.9–1.3)	0.8 (0.6–1.0)
Fair	2.3 (1.9–2.7)	1.8 (1.5–2.1)	1.4 (1.1–1.6)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	0.9 (0.7–1.2)
Poor	7.3 (5.8–9.1)	6.2 (4.7–8.3)	3.2 (2.4–4.3)	1.9 (1.3–2.8)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)
P for linear trend	P < .001	P < .001	P < .001	P = .002	P = .95
Men
Excellent	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)
Very good	1.0 (0.9–1.2)	0.9 (0.7–1.1)	0.9 (0.7–1.2)	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	1.0 (0.6–1.6)
Good	1.2 (1.1–1.4)	1.2 (0.9–1.6)	1.2 (0.9–1.5)	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	1.4 (0.9–2.2)
Fair	2.1 (1.8–2.4)	2.1 (1.6–2.9)	1.9 (1.4–2.5)	2.4 (1.6–3.6)	1.4 (0.8–2.3)
Poor	6.1 (5.0–7.5)	6.6 (4.5–9.7)	5.9 (4.0–8.7)	9.9 (6.0–16.5)	6.1 (3.2–11.6)
P for linear trend	P < .001	P < .001	P < .001	P < .001	P < .001

^*Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and education.