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. 2021 Jul 13;18(14):7452. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147452

Table 2.

Factors associated with employment among all young adult cancer caregivers and by gender.

Full Sample 1 Gender-Stratified Models
Female 2 Male 2
aIRR 95% CI p-Value % aIRR 95% CI p-Value % aIRR 95% CI p-Value
Caregiving intensity 1
Low Ref. 37.1 Ref 45.3 Ref
Moderate 0.95 0.86–1.06 0.374 26.5 0.88 0.71–1.08 0.218 34.7 0.98 0.87–1.11 0.796
High 0.84 0.70–1.00 0.056 36.3 0.74 0.55–1.00 0.054 20.1 0.97 0.83–1.14 0.734
Age
18–24 Ref. 26.2 Ref. 39.8 Ref.
25–29 0.89 0.69–1.16 0.408 24.3 0.71 0.51–1.00 0.049 19.3 1.21 0.98–1.50 0.069
30–34 1.12 0.97–1.29 0.107 28.5 1.21 0.92–1.59 0.182 23.5 1.11 0.92–1.35 0.265
35–39 0.99 0.85–1.14 0.854 21.0 1.04 0.77–1.42 0.775 17.4 1.07 0.86–1.34 0.531
Gender
Male Ref.
Female 0.99 0.89–1.11 0.834 - - - - - -
Race
Non-Hispanic white Ref. 67.8 Ref. 68.8 Ref.
Other 1.02 0.89–1.18 0.729 32.2 0.97 0.75–1.24 0.797 31.2 1.12 0.97–1.30 0.112
Marital status
Married/partnered Ref. 49.6 Ref. 35.7 Ref.
Single 0.89 0.78–1.02 0.101 50.4 0.70 0.52–0.95 0.020 64.3 0.97 0.86–1.10 0.681
Education
≤High school Ref. 38.7 Ref. 55.5 Ref.
Some college 0.92 0.78–1.09 0.334 31.5 0.99 0.72–1.37 0.962 30.7 0.92 0.80–1.06 0.235
≥College graduate 1.03 0.86–1.23 0.74 29.8 1.18 0.92–1.53 0.195 13.8 0.81 0.68–0.98 0.028
Annual household income (USD)
Less than $20,000 Ref. 24.0 Ref. 5.3 Ref.
$20,000 to $34,999 1.95 1.20–3.18 0.007 22.0 1.88 1.15–3.06 0.012 24.2 1.88 0.68–5.19 0.222
$35,000 to $49,999 1.88 1.14–3.11 0.014 12.7 1.66 1.01–2.74 0.047 36.3 2.09 0.75–5.81 0.157
$50,000 to $74,999 2.10 1.28–3.47 0.004 9.2 2.01 1.19–3.41 0.009 7.6 1.95 0.68–5.53 0.211
$75,000 or more 1.92 1.13–3.27 0.015 32.1 1.69 0.99–2.88 0.054 26.7 2.16 0.79–5.89 0.133

1 Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, and annual household income. BRFSS weights applied. Bold indicates significance at p < 0.05. 2 Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, and household income. BRFSS weights applied. Intensity missing/refused for n = 3.