Table 3:

Logistic Regression Models Predicting Access to Paid Sick Leave

		Total		Rural Only		Urban Only
		AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Rural		0.71***	(0.60, 0.84)
Demographic Characteristics
Age (Ref: 18–24)
	25–34	1.81***	(1.33, 2.20)	2.61**	(1.44, 4.74)	1.60**	(1.21, 2.11)
	35–44	1.79***	(1.40, 2.28)	2.86**	(1.58, 5.17)	1.65***	(1.26, 2.16)
	45–54	1.51**	(1.16, 1.97)	2.26**	(1.30, 3.94)	1.40*	(1.04, 1.89)
	55–64	1.68***	(1.29, 2.17)	3.00***	(1.66, 5.42)	1.50**	(1.12, 1.99)
Female		1.25***	(1.11, 1.41)	1.61**	(1.18, 2.21)	1.19**	(1.05, 1.35)
Marital status (Ref: Married/cohabitating)
	Separated/divorced/widowed	0.87	(0.74, 1.02)	0.69	(0.47, 1.03)	0.90	(0.76, 1.07)
	Never married	0.90	(0.78, 1.05)	0.65	(0.40, 1.06)	0.94	(0.81, 1.11)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual		0.92	(0.69, 1.22)	1.22	(0.45, 3.29)	0.89	(0.66, 1.19)
Race and ethnicity (Ref: non-Hispanic white)
	Hispanic	0.87	(0.73, 1.04)	1.16	(0.64, 2.09)	0.84	(0.70, 1.00)
	Non-Hispanic Black	1.03	(0.84, 1.28)	1.11	(0.47, 2.61)	1.02	(0.83, 1.27)
	Asian, Indigenous, Other	1.09	(0.87, 1.36)	1.24	(0.50, 3.03)	1.08	(0.86, 1.36)
Socio-economic Status
Educational attainment (Ref: <high school)
	High school degree	2.16***	(1.57, 2.59)	3.03***	(2.40, 6.76)	1.75***	(1.32, 2.32)
	Some college	2.94***	(2.28, 3.79)	5.99***	(3.57, 10.02)	2.55***	(1.92, 3.39)
	College degree	5.60***	(4.22, 7.23)	14.38***	(7.57, 27.30)	4.79***	(3.62, 6.24)
Health Characteristics
Count of chronic conditions (Ref: 0)
	1	1.20*	(1.03, 1.39)	1.35	(0.89, 2.05)	1.17	(1.00, 1.37)
	2	1.27*	(1.05, 1.53)	1.23	(0.78, 1.91)	1.27*	(1.04, 1.56)
	3+	1.18	(0.97, 1.44)	0.84	(0.52, 1.36)	1.26*	(1.02, 1.57)
Good/very good/excellent self-rated health		1.29*	(1.03, 1.62)	1.36	(0.73, 2.51)	1.27	(0.99, 1.62)
N		12,086		10,559		1,527

Notes: AOR=adjusted odds ratio; CI=confidence interval. Results significant at

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001.