Skip to main content
. 2018 Apr 18;4(4):381–398. doi: 10.1093/workar/way004

Table 5.

Multivariable Multinomial Regression Analyses of Demographic, Health, and Work Context Factors Associated With Workplace Accommodation Needs Unmet, Met, and Exceeded (n = 1,005)

Variable Unmet Needs (n = 217) vs. Needs Met (n = 632) Needs Exceeded (n = 156) vs. Needs Met (n = 632) p
b SE OR b SE OR
Gender (female) −0.04 0.18 0.97 −0.26 0.20 0.77 .44
Pain 0.06 0.05 1.06 0.02 0.05 1.02 .47
Fatigue 0.00 0.02 1.00 0.01 0.02 1.01 .94
Health variability 0.07 0.09 1.08 −0.36** 0.12 0.70 .01
Health condition .51
 Arthritis 0.07 0.23 1.07 0.32 0.25 1.37
 Diabetes 0.39 0.26 1.48 0.39 0.29 1.23
 Both arthritis and diabetes 0.44 0.35 1.55 0.20 0.49 1.22
Job sector .79
 Education/health/sciences/arts 0.56 0.34 1.75 −0.27 0.31 0.76
 Construction/utilities 0.69 0.38 1.99 −0.08 0.39 0.92
 Sales/retail 0.39 0.38 1.48 0.06 0.35 1.06
 Manufacturing/agriculture 0.42 0.42 1.53 −0.08 0.38 0.92
 Government 0.43 0.38 1.53 −0.23 0.36 0.80
Work physically demanding 0.06 0.07 1.07 −0.04 0.08 0.96 .51
Part-time hours 0.54* 0.22 1.72 0.27 0.26 1.31 .04
Work schedule (irregular shift) −0.01 0.19 0.99 0.06 0.23 1.07 .96
Job control −0.03** 0.01 0.97 0.03** 0.01 1.03 <.001
Work stress 0.23* 0.09 1.26 0.09 0.10 1.09 .05

Notes. Unmet needs, n = 217; Needs met, n = 632; Needs exceeded, n = 156. Reference groups for gender; condition; job sector; work hours and shift work are: men; healthy; banking/insurance/ business/technology; full time and regular shift.

Asterisks denote comparisons between two groups, *p < .05, **p < .01. p-value column denotes overall significance level across all groups.