From: Marital history, health and mortality among older men and women in England and Wales
 | Men | Women | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
 | OR | OR | OR | OR | ||||
Age | 1.03*** | (1.03-1.04) | 1.03*** | (1.02-1.03) | 1.07*** | (1.07-1.08) | 1.07*** | (1.06-1.07) |
Marital history | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1st marriage - long term (20+ years) | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
1st marriage- since 1971 | 0.77 | (0.59-1.01) | 0.74* | (0.56-0.96) | 0.85 | (0.60-1.22) | 0.83 | (0.58-1.19) |
Remarried - long term (20+years) | 1.24*** | (1.12-1.36) | 1.26*** | (1.15-1.40) | 1.40*** | (1.22-1.60) | 1.34*** | (1.20-1.57) |
Remarried since 1971, previously widowed | 0.91 | (0.77-1.06) | 0.93 | (0.79-1.09) | 1.05 | (0.88-1.25) | 1.00 | (0.83-1.19) |
Remarried since 1971, previously divorced | 1.05 | (0.91-1.22) | 1.01 | (0.87-1.17) | 1.25** | (1.09-1.43) | 1.16* | (1.02-1.33) |
Widowed- long term (20+ years) | 1.33* | (1.04-1.70) | 1.10 | (0.86-1.41) | 1.18*** | (1.07-1.30) | 1.01 | (0.92-1.11) |
Widowed- intermediate (10-19 years) | 1.35*** | (1.16-1.56) | 1.18* | (1.02-1.38) | 1.11** | (1.03-1.19) | 0.96 | (0.89-1.04) |
Widowed- recent (< 10 years) | 1.26*** | (1.16-1.37) | 1.12* | (1.03-1.22) | 1.07* | (1.01-1.13) | 0.96 | (0.91-1.02) |
Divorced- long term (20+ years) | 1.40* | (1.05-1.87) | 1.14 | (0.85-1.53) | 1.42*** | (1.18-1.71) | 1.15 | (0.96-1.39) |
Divorced- intermediate (10-19 years) | 1.59*** | (1.35-1.88) | 1.35*** | (1.14-1.60) | 1.37*** | (1.18-1.58) | 1.15 | (0.99-1.33) |
Divorced- recent (< 10 years) | 1.53*** | (1.24-1.89) | 1.39** | (1.13-1.72) | 1.72*** | (1.36-2.16) | 1.49** | (1.18-1.88) |
Never-married | 1.22*** | (1.11-1.34) | 0.97 | (0.88-1.06) | 1.17** | (1.07-1.27) | 1.04 | (0.96-1.14) |
Socioeconomic variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Educational qual.1971 (ref. none) | Â | Â | 0.84*** | (0.77-0.90) | Â | Â | 0.88*** | (0.79-0.94) |
Tenure/car score 1971-91 | Â | Â | 0.94*** | (0.93-0.94) | Â | Â | 0.92*** | (0.91-0.92) |
Social class score 1971-81 | Â | Â | 0.89*** | (0.87-0.90) | Â | -- | Â | -- |
Current marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
All in 1 st marriage | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
All remarried | 1.12** | (1.04-1.20) | 1.13** | (1.04-1.22) | 1.26*** | (1.15-1.37) | 1.20*** | (1.10-1.31) |
All widowed | 1.29*** | (1.20-1.38) | 1.14** | (1.06-1.22) | 1.10*** | (1.05-1.15) | 0.97 | (0.92-1.02) |
All divorced | 1.54*** | (1.37-1.74) | 1.33*** | (1.18-1.51) | 1.45*** | (1.30-1.61) | 1.21*** | (1.09-1.35) |
Never-married | 1.22*** | (1.11-1.34) | 0.97 | (0.88-1.06) | 1.17** | (1.07-1.27) | 1.04 | (0.96-1.14) |
N | 33,686 | Â | Â | 41,341 | Â | Â |