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Table 4 Adjusted population percentages and 95% CIs of U.S. workers visiting a physician, NHIS 2008

From: The lack of paid sick leave as a barrier to cancer screening and medical care-seeking: results from the National Health Interview Survey

Characteristics

# Physician Visits (n=11,504)

Seen doctor in past year (n=11,533)

 

(in clinic or office)

(in any setting including ER)

 

PM*

95% CI

P**

PM*

95% CI

P**

Sick leave

      

 Yes

68.4

66.9-69.8

<0.001

84.6

82.4-84.9

<0.001

 No

59.2

57.3-61.0

 

72.8

71.2-74.4

 

Age years

      

 18-29

55.9

53.1-58.7

<0.001

75.0

72.5-77.4

<0.001

 30-39

59.9

57.7-62.0

 

74.8

72.9-76.6

 

 40-49

66.7

64.5-69.0

 

80.1

78.1-82.0

 

 50-59

72.1

69.8-74.4

 

84.2

82.2-86.1

 

 60-69

83.5

80.4-86.1

 

93.4

91.5-94.9

 

 70+

83.2

76.4-88.4

 

93.5

89.2-96.2

 

Race/ethnicity

      

 Hispanic

63.8

61.4-66.1

0.54

79.2

77.1-81.2

0.99

 Non-Hispanic White

65.1

63.5-66.7

 

79.5

78.2-80.2

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

64.2

61.3-67.0

 

79.4

76.8-81.8

 

 Non-Hispanic Asian

67.9

63.4-72.0

 

79.9

76.1-83.2

 

 Non-Hispanic Other

63.4

51.7-73.6

 

77.9

66.9-86.1

 

Marital status

      

 Never married

64.0

61.8-66.2

0.01

78.1

76.0-80.0

<0.001

 Married/partnered

65.8

64.2-67.4

 

80.1

79.3-82.0

 

 Widowed/Divorced

61.4

58.5-64.2

 

75.9

73.4-78.2

 

Education

  

0.48

  

0.21

 < high school

66.2

64.2-68.2

 

80.9

79.2-82.5

 

 High school/GED

64.3

62.0-66.6

 

79.2

77.1-81.2

 

 Some college

64.4

61.9-66.8

 

79.1

76.8-81.3

 

 College graduate

63.5

60.9-66.0

 

78.5

76.2-80.6

 

 missing

64.7

60.9-68.4

 

77.7

74.2-80.8

 

Poverty ratio

      

 < 100%

64.1

61.1-67.1

0.91

80.6

77.6-83.4

0.11

 100% to <200%

65.6

62.8-68.4

 

80.0

77.6-82.2

 

 200% to <400%

64.2

62.0-66.3

 

80.8

78.9-82.6

 

 400% or more

65.1

63.0-67.0

 

77.7

76.0-79.4

 

 Unknown

65.1

62.5-67.6

 

79.2

77.0-81.3

 

Health insurance

      

 Private

66.2

64.3-68.0

0.26

80.6

78.6-82.4

0.12

 Public only

63.6

61.3-65.8

 

79.2

77.1-81.2

 

 Public and Private

64.2

62.1-66.3

 

79.1

76.3-79.9

 

 Not covered

65.5

62.6-68.2

 

79.5

77.1-81.8

 

 Unknown

58.6

49.2-67.2

 

86.1

78.8-91.1

 
  1. *PM, predicted marginal from logistic regression model using all variables in Table 4.
  2. p** values are based on an overall Wald Chi Square test for association from multivariate logistic regression models.
  3. ER is Emergency Room.