TABLE 2.
Selected Characteristics in Relation to Occupational Exposures Among Participants Currently Employed in HCHS/SOL (n = 7,127)
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| % | P | % | P | % | P | |
| Overall | 6.3 | 8.6 | 4.7 | |||
| Center | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Bronx | 4.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 | |||
| Chicago | 8.5 | 12.6 | 4.3 | |||
| Miami | 7.3 | 6.5 | 3.1 | |||
| San Diego | 5.3 | 8.7 | 4.8 | |||
| Background | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.13 | |||
| Dominican | 4.7 | 7.5 | 5.8 | |||
| Central American | 9.2 | 9.5 | 4.2 | |||
| Cuban | 7.7 | 7.4 | 2.9 | |||
| Mexican | 6.3 | 10.4 | 4.7 | |||
| Puerto Rican | 4.8 | 7.4 | 6.3 | |||
| South American | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | |||
| Other/Mixed | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | |||
| age, years | 0.32 | <0.01 | 0.68 | |||
| 18–24 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 3.5 | |||
| 25–34 | 6.6 | 11.1 | 5.1 | |||
| 35–44 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 5.0 | |||
| 45–54 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 4.6 | |||
| ≥55 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 | |||
| Gender | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Female | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | |||
| Male | 9.1 | 12.7 | 6.2 | |||
| Country of birth | 0.16 | 0.90 | 0.78 | |||
| U.S. (excluding territories) | 5.1 | 8.5 | 4.9 | |||
| Foreign | 6.6 | 8.6 | 4.6 | |||
| U.S. residence duration | 0.64 | 0.99 | 0.03 | |||
| <10 years | 6.0 | 8.6 | 3.5 | |||
| ≥10 years | 6.4 | 8.6 | 5.2 | |||
| Educational attainment | 0.24 | <0.01 | 0.36 | |||
| No high school diploma/GED | 7.0 | 10.2 | 5.7 | |||
| High school diploma/GED | 6.8 | 10.6 | 4.1 | |||
| Greater than high school/GED | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | |||
| Current health insurance | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||
| No | 6.9 | 9.6 | 3.9 | |||
| Yes | 5.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | |||
| Language preference | <0.01 | 0.03 | 0.78 | |||
| Spanish | 6.9 | 9.1 | 4.6 | |||
| English | 4.5 | 6.9 | 4.9 | |||
| Current alcohol intake | 0.04 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| None | 5.1 | 6.0 | 3.3 | |||
| Low/Moderate | 7.1 | 10.1 | 5.7 | |||
| Heavy | 7.2 | 12.9 | 5.6 | |||
| Smoking | 0.07 | <0.01 | 0.04 | |||
| Never | 5.7 | 7.6 | 4.2 | |||
| Former | 7.1 | 8.7 | 4.3 | |||
| Current | 7.8 | 12.0 | 7.0 | |||
| Cigarette pack-years | 0.05 | <0.01 | 0.15 | |||
| 0 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 4.2 | |||
| 1–9 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 5.2 | |||
| ≥10 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 6.6 | |||
| Employment status | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.32 | |||
| Part-time (≤35 hours/week) | 4.3 | 6.3 | 4.2 | |||
| Full-time (>35 hours/week) | 7.4 | 9.7 | 4.9 | |||
| Occupation | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.33 | |||
| Nonskilled worker | 7.1 | 10.5 | 5.0 | |||
| Service worker | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |||
| Skilled worker | 9.7 | 12.3 | 4.7 | |||
| Professional/technical | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | |||
| Other | 6.1 | 8.2 | 6.1 | |||