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. 2020 Nov 20;30(4):537–564. doi: 10.1007/s10926-020-09938-3

Table 7.

Distribution of accommodations requested by individual characteristics (column percentages)

Accommodations requested p-value
Demographic variables Yes No
N % N %
Have a disability
 Yes 313 39.03 417 20.51 < 0.001
 No 489 60.97 1,616 79.49
Visibility of disability
 Non-apparent 144 46.45 248 61.08 < 0.001
 Fluctuates 99 31.94 103 25.37
 Apparent 67 21.61 55 13.55
Sexual orientation
 Straight 658 83.50 1,642 82.06 0.377
 LGBQ 130 16.50 359 17.94
  Gay/lesbian 66 8.38 228 11.39 0.038
  Bisexual 28 3.55 60 3.00
  Queer 5 0.63 20 1.00
  Other 31 3.93 51 2.55
Gender
 Men 246 32.63 938 49.47 < 0.001
 Women 495 65.65 935 49.31
 Transgender 13 1.72 23 1.21
Race/ethnicity
 White NH 652 81.30 1,715 85.20 0.012
 Racial/ethnic minority 150 18.70 298 14.80
 Black NH 40 4.99 83 4.12 0.093
 Hispanic 27 3.37 51 2.53
 Asian 24 2.99 59 2.93
 Other 59 7.36 105 5.22
Age
 18–35 years old 155 19.23 492 24.21 < 0.001
 36–55 years old 394 48.88 739 36.37
 56 years or older 257 31.89 801 39.42
Tenure
 Less than 5 years 322 40.55 919 45.81 < 0.001
6–20 years 347 43.70 685 34.15
 More than 20 years 125 15.74 402 20.04

P-value represents Pearson χ2. Significant results with a p-value of 0.1 or lower are shown in bold. Fisher’s exact test is shown for analysis that does not meet Pearson χ2  assumptions. Column percentages with rounding adjusted to add up to 100%