Table 3.

Unadjusted estimates of factors associated with participation in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup.

Factor	OR	95% CI	P value
Age group
18–24			Ref
25–34	0.76	0.37, 1.57	0.461
35–44	0.51	0.24, 1.08	0.080
45–54	0.37	0.17, 0.77	0.009*
55–64	0.44	0.20, 1.00	0.050
65 +	0.14	0.05, 0.36	<0.001*
Gender
Female			Ref
Male	1.40	0.90, 2.16	0.132
Race/Ethnicity
White, Not Hispanic			Ref
Black, Not Hispanic	0.80	0.39, 1.65	0.549
Hispanic	0.62	0.25, 1.53	0.304
Other	1.11	0.50, 2.50	0.795
Employment status
Employed			Ref
Not employed	0.55	0.26, 1.15	0.112
Other	0.71	0.40, 1.26	0.246
Household income
Less than $25,000			Ref
$25,000 – $49,999	1.47	0.75, 2.92	0.264
$50,000 – $74,999	1.39	0.64, 3.03	0.406
$75,000 or more	1.38	0.77, 2.50	0.281
Marital status
Married			Ref
Not married	1.47	0.96, 2.28	0.079
County type
Non-coastal			Ref
Coastal	1.69	1.28, 2.24	<0.001*
State of residence
Alabama			Ref
Florida	1.51	0.92, 2.46	0.103
Louisiana	1.20	0.79, 1.82	0.402
Mississippi	0.63	0.35, 1.12	0.113
General health status
Poor or fair			Ref
Good	0.93	0.42, 2.06	0.861
Excellent or very good	1.45	0.75, 2.81	0.268
Physical health status
Poor or fair			Ref
Good	1.58	0.78, 3.20	0.206
Excellent or very good	2.05	1.11, 3.81	0.022*
Mental health status
Poor or fair			Ref
Good	0.45	0.19, 1.09	0.076
Excellent or very good	0.77	0.35, 1.68	0.512

Data source: CDC, Gulf States Population Survey, 2010–2011.

^*P value < 0.05

OR: odds ratio

CI: confidence interval