Research Article
The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors
Table 2
Multiple logistic regression: crude and adjusted odds ratios: Nevada 2009 BRFSS.
| Variables | Unemployed < one year | Unemployed > one year | Out of labor force | | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| No Access to Health Care | | | | | | | Crude | 8.1* | 4.77–13.76 | 9.34* | 5.09–17.17 | 0.87 | 0.56–1.34 | Adjusted | 4.05* | 2.32–7.05 | 4.73* | 2.27–9.83 | 0.9 | 0.52–1.56 | Delaying Health Care due to Cost | | | | | | | Crude | 3.71* | 2.14–6.44 | 4.88* | 2.57–9.26 | 0.86 | 0.55–1.34 | Adjusted | 2.1* | 1.11–3.98 | 2.42* | 1.14–5.15 | 0.84 | 0.50–1.56 | Smoker | | | | | | | Crude | 2.44* | 1.24–4.82 | 3.04* | 1.42–6.52 | 0.57* | 0.40–0.80 | Adjusted | 1.83 | 0.82–4.05 | 1.78 | 0.75–4.26 | 0.6* | 0.38–0.93 | Binge Drinker | | | | | | | Crude | 1.32 | 0.62–2.8 | 0.64 | 0.26–1.60 | 0.44* | 0.29–0.67 | Adjusted | 1.47 | 0.66–3.28 | 0.49 | 0.16–1.40 | 0.73 | 0.46–1.19 | Physically Inactive | | | | | | | Crude | 1.18 | 0.67–2.06 | 1.15 | 0.59–2.22 | 1.2 | 0.91–1.57 | Adjusted | 0.77 | 0.35–1.71 | 0.83 | 0.39–1.74 | 0.83 | 0.61–1.13 | Poor/Fair General Health | | | | | | | Crude | 2.15* | 1.04–4.42 | 2.82* | 1.33–5.96 | 2.25* | 1.62–3.14 | Adjusted | 1.13 | 0.51–2.53 | 1.71 | 0.70–4.15 | 1.4 | 1.0–2.06 |
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*Significant (), Reference group: Employed.
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