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. 2022 Dec 16;44(1):34–46. doi: 10.1057/s41271-022-00382-6

Table 2.

Logit regression predicting health mindset as a function of beliefs, characteristics, and lived experiences

Factor Health mindset: people are unhealthy because of poor choices
OR [95% CI]
Age
 Under 50 Ref.
 50 or over [relative to under 50] 1.22 [1.02–1.47]**
Gender
 Male Ref.
 Female 0.64 [0.55–0.75]***
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White Ref.
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.46 [0.36–0.59]***
 Hispanic 0.82 [0.64–1.05]
 Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander 1.21 [0.75–1.95]
 Non-Hispanic other 0.97 [0.63–1.49]
Region
 East Ref.
 Midwest 1.12 [0.88–1.42]
 South 1.43 [1.14–1.78]***
 West 1.27 [1.00–1.61]*
Location
 Rural Ref.
 Urban 0.87 [0.69–1.10]
Education
 Less than HS Ref.
 High school 1.47 [1.04–2.07]**
 Some college including Associate’s degrees 1.73 [1.23–2.44]***
 Bachelor’s degree or higher 1.12 [0.79–1.59]
Family income, annual
 Less than $50,0000 Ref.
 $50,000–$99,999 1.05 [0.86–1.27]
 $100,000 +  1.44 [1.15–1.78]***
Work status
 Currently working Ref.
 Retired 0.89 [0.72–1.09]
 Not working 1.02 [0.81–1.27]
Health insurance
 No Ref.
 Yes 1.07 [0.77–1.49]
Self-rated health
 Excellent Ref.
 Very good 1.06 [0.80–1.41]
 Good 0.84 [0.63–1.12]
 Fair 0.65 [0.46–0.90]**
 Poor 0.57 [0.34–0.93]**
Impacted by others poor health
 No Ref.
 Yes 0.84 [0.72–0.99]**
Community had stressful event
 No Ref.
 Yes 0.97 [0.81–1.16]
Discriminated against due to health
 No Ref.
 Yes 0.61 [0.48–0.76]***
Constant 2.35 [1.33–4.14]**
Observations 3414

All regressions are logits. Coefficients are odds ratios, confidence intervals in parentheses

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1