Table 4 –
Health outcomes by employment status, prevalence estimates and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs), 2018–19 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
|
Item |
Employed (reference group) Prevalencea (%) Adjusted Prevalenceb (95% CI) Adjusted Prevalencec (95% CI) |
Self-employed Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
Unemployed <12 months Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
Unemployed >= 12 months Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
Unable to work Prevalencae (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health fair or poor | 10.7 | 11.9 | 22.5 | 32.7 | 61.6 |
| 11.0 (10.7, 11.3) | 1.05 (0.98, 1.12) | 1.90 (1.76, 2.05) | 2.67 (2.48, 2.87) | 5.17 (4.99, 5.35) | |
| 11.8 (11.5, 12.1) | 0.92 (0.86, 0.99) | 1.37 (1.26, 1.49) | 1.81 (1.64, 1.99) | 3.68 (3.51, 3.87) | |
| Poor physical healthd | 6.0 | 7.4 | 15.9 | 20.6 | 53.0 |
| 6.1 (5.9, 6.4) | 1.24 (1.13, 1.36) | 2.60 (2.37, 2.86) | 3.21 (2.92, 3.51) | 8.03 (7.69, 8.40) | |
| 6.4 (6.2, 6.7) | 1.14 (1.03, 1.26) | 2.07 (1.86, 2.30) | 2.46 (2.19, 2.76) | 6.34 (5.97, 6.73) | |
| Poor mental healthe | 10.8 | 11.2 | 23.9 | 26.1 | 43.5 |
| 10.8 (10.5, 11.0) | 1.12 (1.05, 1.19) | 2.03 (1.89, 2.17) | 2.25 (2.08, 2.43) | 3.83 (3.68, 3.99) | |
| 11.2 (11.0, 11.5) | 1.07 (1.00, 1.15) | 1.74 (1.60, 1.89) | 1.85 (1.68, 2.04) | 3.19 (3.03, 3.36) | |
| Obesity (body mass index >= 30)f | 33.4 | 26.9 | 35.3 | 40.8 | 48.4 |
| 33.7 (33.3, 34.1) | 0.79 (0.76, 0.82) | 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) | 1.18 (1.11, 1.25) | 1.35 (1.31, 1.40) | |
| 34.5 (34.1, 35.0) | 0.78 (0.75, 0.81) | 0.98 (0.92, 1.05) | 1.13 (1.06, 1.22) | 1.27 (1.22, 1.32) | |
| Has a doctor, nurse, or other health practitioner ever told you that you have: | |||||
| Depression | 15.3 | 14.0 | 28.1 | 33.8 | 55.1 |
| 15.4 (15.1, 15.7) | 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) | 1.74 (1.64, 1.84) | 2.07 (1.94, 2.21) | 3.37 (3.26, 3.47) | |
| 16.2 (15.9, 16.5) | 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) | 1.53 (1.44, 1.64) | 1.76 (1.62, 1.90) | 2.92 (2.80, 3.04) | |
| Hypertensiong | 20.3 | 19.6 | 26.4 | 28.7 | 48.9 |
| 21.0 (20.5, 21.4) | 0.87 (0.82, 0.92) | 1.33 (1.22, 1.45) | 1.34 (1.23, 1.46) | 2.03 (1.94, 2.12) | |
| 21.4 (20.9, 21.9) | 0.84 (0.78, 0.89) | 1.24 (1.12, 1.36) | 1.21 (1.09, 1.35) | 1.88 (1.77, 1.99) | |
| High cholesterole | 20.8 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 29.7 | 42.7 |
| 21.3 (20.8, 21.9) | 0.86 (0.81, 0.92) | 1.15 (1.03, 1.29) | 1.40 (1.28, 1.54) | 1.80 (1.71, 1.89) | |
| 21.6 (21.1, 22.1) | 0.85 (0.79, 0.91) | 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) | 1.33 (1.19, 1.49) | 1.72 (1.61, 1.84) | |
| Diabetes | 4.9 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 21.7 |
| 5.1 (4.9, 5.3) | 0.86 (0.78, 0.95) | 1.57 (1.32, 1.88) | 1.83 (1.59, 2.11) | 3.30 (3.10, 3.51) | |
| 5.4 (5.2, 5.7) | 0.78 (0.70, 0.86) | 1.32 (1.08, 1.61) | 1.51 (1.28, 1.79) | 2.56 (2.37, 2.78) | |
| CVD | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 12.3 |
| 1.8 (1.7, 1.9) | 1.16 (1.01, 1.34) | 1.99 (1.56, 2.53) | 2.59 (2.16, 3.09) | 5.46 (4.97, 6.00) | |
| 2.0 (1.8, 2.1) | 1.05 (0.90, 1.23) | 1.46 (1.10, 1.93) | 1.52 (1.24, 1.86) | 3.45 (3.01, 3.95) | |
| Stroke | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 10.9 |
| 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) | 1.11 (0.92, 1.35) | 2.83 (2.23, 3.59) | 3.99 (2.78, 5.71) | 10.0 (8.90, 11.2) | |
| 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 1.00 (0.81, 1.22) | 2.11 (1.60, 2.77) | 2.66 (1.63, 4.34) | 6.57 (5.58, 7.73) | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 20.1 |
| 2.6 (2.5, 2.8) | 1.14 (1.00, 1.30) | 1.94 (1.66, 2.26) | 2.77 (2.36, 3.26) | 6.07 (5.64, 6.53) | |
| 2.9 (2.8, 3.1) | 0.99 (0.86, 1.15) | 1.32 (1.11, 1.58) | 1.70 (1.39, 2.09) | 3.66 (3.31, 4.05) | |
| Current Asthma | 7.6 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 24.5 |
| 7.6 (7.4, 7.8) | 0.94 (0.87, 1.02) | 1.45 (1.30, 1.62) | 1.62 (1.43, 1.84) | 2.87 (2.72, 3.03) | |
| 7.8 (7.6, 8.1) | 0.94 (0.87, 1.03) | 1.29 (1.14, 1.46) | 1.41 (1.21, 1.65) | 2.61 (2.43, 2.79) | |
| Ever Asthma | 12.9 | 11.8 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 29.8 |
| 12.0 (12.6, 13.2) | 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) | 1.34 (1.22, 1.48) | 1.38 (1.25, 1.53) | 2.20 (2.10, 2.30) | |
| 13.1 (12.8, 13.4) | 0.98 (0.92, 1.04) | 1.29 (1.16, 1.44) | 1.25 (1.11, 1.41) | 2.12 (2.01, 2.25) | |
| Cancer | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 10.4 |
| 2.7 (2.5, 2.8) | 0.95 (0.84, 1.07) | 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) | 1.78 (1.43, 2.22) | 2.95 (2.69, 3.24) | |
| 2.8 (2.6, 2.9) | 0.93 (0.82, 1.07) | 1.06 (0.89, 1.27) | 1.55 (1.18, 2.04) | 2.71 (2.39, 3.07) | |
aPR = adjusted prevalence ratio, CI= confidence interval
a
Weighted, unadjusted prevalence
b
Adjusted prevalences (column 2) and aPRs (columns 3–6) adjusted for: age (25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54); sex; race/ethnicity combined (classified as white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, other non-Hispanic, Hispanic) and marital status (married vs. all other)
c
Includes all adjustments from note b and adjustment for household income (<$10,000, $10,000-<$15,000, $15,000-<$20,000, $20,000-<$25,000, $25,000-<$35,000, $35,000-<$50,000, $50,000-<$75,000, >=$75,000)
d
Physical health not good >=14 of past 30 days
e
Mental health not good >=14 of past 30 days
f
Computed from self-reported height and weight.
g
In 2019 survey only.