TABLE 5.
Health-Related Metrics for Health Care Workers by Industry: Prevalences and aPRs*, BRFSS 2017–2019
| Fair or Poor Self-rated Health % (95% CI) aPR (95% CI) |
Frequent Physical Distress % (95% CI) aPR (95% CI) |
Frequent Mental Distress % (95% CI) aPR (95% CI) |
Activity Limitations % (95% CI) aPR (95% CI) |
Diagnosed Depression % (95% CI) aPR (95% CI) |
Insufficient Sleep† % (95% CI) aPR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non–health care workers‡ | 11.9 (11.6–12.3) Ref |
6.7 (6.5–6.9) Ref |
10.1 (9.8–10.4) Ref |
3.8 (3.6–4.0) Ref |
14.2 (13.9–14.6) Ref |
36.5 (35.7–37.3) Ref |
| Health care industry workers§ | 8.6 (8.0–9.3) 0.76 (0.70–0.83) |
6.3 (5.8–7.0) 0.90 (0.81–1.00) |
9.8 (9.1–10.4) 0.88 (0.81–0.94) |
3.7 (3.2–4.2) 0.91 (0.79–1.06) |
18.9 (18.0–19.8) 1.11 (1.06–1.18) |
41.0 (39.0–43.1) 1.13 (1.07–1.19) |
| Industry group (US Census industry codes) | ||||||
| Dental office (7980) | 5.5 (3.4–8.4) 0.5 (0.34–0.78) |
NR | 8.5 (6.0–11.7) 0.74 (0.53–1.03) |
2.9 (1.5–5.1) 0.75 (0.42–1.32) |
12.5 (9.7–15.9) 0.67 (0.53–0.86) |
28.6 (20.9–37.3) 0.84 (0.64–1.09) |
| Home health (8170) | 20.2 (16.6–24.2) 1.45 (1.23–1.72) |
12.5 (9.6–15.8) 1.62 (1.27–2.07) |
15.9 (13.0–19.1) 1.38 (1.15–1.65) |
7.9 (5.5–10.8) 1.80 (1.29–2.51) |
26.3 (22.9–30.0) 1.56 (1.36–1.78) |
42.1 (35.2–49.2) 1.15 (0.98–1.35) |
| Other ambulatory health care settings (7970, 7990, 8070–8090) | 6.7 (5.7–7.8) 0.62 (0.53–0.72) |
5.9 (4.9–7.0) 0.84 (0.70–1.00) |
9.0 (7.9–10.3) 0.85 (0.74–0.97) |
3.3 (2.5–4.2) 0.81 (0.62–1.05) |
19.6 (18.0–21.3) 1.17 (1.07–1.28) |
38.4 (34.8–42.0) 1.07 (0.98–1.18) |
| Hospital (8190) | 6.8 (5.9–7.7) 0.62 (0.54–0.71) |
5.3 (4.6–6.2) 0.77 (0.66–0.90) |
8.3 (7.5–9.2) 0.75 (0.68–0.84) |
3.2 (2.5–4.0) 0.80 (0.64–1.01) |
17.0 (15.7–18.3) 1.01 (0.93–1.09) |
42.0 (38.9–45.3) 1.16 (1.07–1.25) |
| Nursing care facilities (8270) | 14.7 (12.4–17.2) 1.23 (1.05–1.45) |
7.2 (5.7–9.0) 0.99 (0.78–1.24) |
14.4 (12.2–16.9) 1.17 (0.99–1.37) |
4.6 (3.3–6.2) 1.05 (0.77–1.42) |
21.8 (19.3–24.4) 1.22 (1.08–1.37) |
46.2 (40.8–51.7) 1.23 (1.09–1.39) |
Italics indicate statistically significantly elevated aPR.
aPR, adjusted prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval; NR, not reported because relative standard error of estimates is >30%; Ref, reference group.
*Adjusted prevalences given for non–health care workers. For each health care occupation, the unadjusted prevalence is given for each condition, followed by the aPR comparing adjusted prevalence in that occupation to the adjusted prevalence for non–health care workers. Results are adjusted for age (18–34, 35–54, ≥55 years), sex (male, female), and race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic African American, non-Hispanic other, Hispanic).
†Elicited only in 2018 BRFSS questionnaire.
‡Respondents with census industry codes (0170-7980 or 8290-9500) and census occupation not in (3000-3655).
§Respondents with census industry codes 7970 to 8270.