Table 4.

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

Factor	AOR	95% CI	P value
Age group
18–24			Ref
25–34	0.71	0.35, 1.46	0.355
35–44	0.50	0.24, 1.06	0.070
45–54	0.36	0.17, 0.76	0.007*
55–64	0.45	0.19, 1.06	0.067
65 +	0.13	0.05, 0.35	<0.001*
Gender
Female			Ref
Male	1.29	0.83, 2.01	0.253
Race/Ethnicity
White, Not Hispanic			Ref
Black, Not Hispanic	0.88	0.41, 1.88	0.741
Hispanic	0.55	0.22, 1.41	0.215
Other	1.08	0.47, 2.44	0.862
Employment status
Employed			Ref
Not employed	0.78	0.32, 1.93	0.598
Other	0.99	0.54, 1.81	0.971
Household income
Less than $25,000			Ref
$25,000 – $49,999	1.30	0.61, 2.77	0.498
$50,000 – $74,999	1.11	0.45, 2.75	0.815
$75,000 or more	1.13	0.56, 2.29	0.729
County type
Non-coastal			Ref
Coastal	2.21	1.77, 2.76	<0.001*
State of residence
Alabama			Ref
Florida	1.81	1.07, 3.08	0.028*
Louisiana	0.89	0.58, 1.34	0.566
Mississippi	0.60	0.33, 1.09	0.092
Physical health status
Poor or fair			Ref
Good	1.26	0.57, 2.77	0.565
Excellent or very good	1.50	0.71, 3.19	0.289

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

^*P value < 0.05

AOR: adjusted odds ratio

CI: confidence interval