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. 2021 Sep 9;59(10 Suppl 5):S479–S485. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001618

TABLE 5.

Logistic Regression Predicting RN Employment in Long-term Care (N=15,373)

Variables Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P
Years since graduating from RN program 1.01 1.004–1.02 0.002
Black 1.54 1.17–2.03 0.002
Hispanic 1.01 0.74–1.39 0.885
Asian 1.43 0.96–2.13 0.079
Other race (eg, Native Hawaiian) 0.92 0.62–1.37 0.685
Male 0.85 0.65–1.11 0.224
Associate degree RN 1.54 1.20–1.97 0.001
Bachelor’s degree RN 0.70 0.54–0.93 0.01
Master’s and PhD degree RN 0.56 0.4–0.78 0.001
Prior education as LVN 1.90 1.61–2.25 0.001
Union represented 0.20 0.15–0.28 0.001
Secondary position 1.14 0.86–1.52 0.364
Foreign educated 1.29 0.9–1.84 0.161
Enrolled in education program 0.71 0.52–0.98 0.034
Married 0.85 0.73–0.99 0.04
Cares for children ages 5 or younger 0.97 0.8–1.18 0.758
Cares for children between ages 6–18 1.16 0.91–1.45 0.185
Non-nursing household income 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.282
Veteran 1.46 1.01–2.11 0.044
Self-employed or agency-based 2.38 1.52–3.73 0.001
Census region
 New England 1.75 1.37–2.24 0.001
 Mid-Atlantic 1.36 1.05–1.76 0.02
 East North Central 0.99 0.79–1.25 0.929
 West North Central 1.12 0.65–1.93 0.675
 South Atlantic 0.72 0.53–0.97 0.029
 East South Central 0.83 0.63–1.09 0.186
 West South Central 0.69 0.51–0.94 0.019
 Mountain 0.93 0.70–1.23 0.61
Constant 0.09 0.05–0.16

The reference group is a White female RN from the Pacific region, not employed in long-term care whose highest degree of any kind was a diploma in nursing.

Method used to calculate non-nursing household income is available from the authors.

LVN indicates licensed vocational nurse; RN, registered nurse.