From: How does unemployment affect self-assessed health? A systematic review focusing on subgroup effects
Country | Health measure | Results for age analysis in papera | ||
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Belgium [12] | Health Daily Living Form Global Depression Scale | 20–29 | OR: 3.2* | |
30–39 | OR: 4.5* | |||
40–49 | OR: 2.4* | |||
50–65 | OR: 0.8 NS | |||
Canada [9] | Distress Scale | 18–30 | Difference: −0.05 NS | |
31–55 | Difference: +0.20* | |||
China [25] | Health Compared To Peers | 20–29 | OR: 1.4* | |
30–39 | OR: 1.2 NS | |||
40–49 | OR: 1.6* | |||
Spain [30] | General Health Questionnaire | 25–34 | Males | PR: 1.9 NS |
Females | PR: 1.4 NS | |||
35–44 | Males | PR: 2.7* | ||
Females | PR: 0.6 NS | |||
45–54 | Males | PR: 3.6* | ||
Females | PR: 1.5 NS | |||
55–64 | Males | PR: 2.4* | ||
Females | PR: 1.5 NS | |||
Great Britain [15] | General Health Questionnaire | 16–29 | Difference: +0.6b | |
30–39 | Difference: +0.87b | |||
40–49 | Difference: +0.82b | |||
50–64 | Reference | |||
Germany [35] | Mental Component Summary Scale | 50–58 | Unemployed due to plant closure | Differencec: +1.629d |
Unemployed due to other reasons | Differencec: −0.21d | |||
All | Unemployed due to plant closure | Differencec: +0.492 | ||
Unemployed due to other reasons | Differencec: −0.11 | |||
Sweden [1] | Self-rated health, 5 levels | 16–25 | Years: 1983–1989 | OR: 3.8* |
Years: 1992–1997 | OR: 2.6* | |||
26–45 | Years: 1983–1989 | OR: 1.6 NS | ||
Years: 1992–1997 | OR: 3.4* | |||
46–64 | Years: 1983–1989 | OR: 1.3 NS | ||
Years: 1992–1997 | OR: 2.8* | |||
Sweden [5] | General Health Questionnaire | 20–39 | 1–130 days of unemployment | OR: 1.1 NS |
More than 130 days of unemployment | OR: 1.2* | |||
40–59 | 1–130 days of unemployment | OR: 1.2 NS | ||
More than 130 days of unemployment | OR: 1.6* | |||
Sweden [20] | Quality of life instrument | Comparisons are only made between age groups for unemployed and employed separately. Differences between age groups show no obvious age-related pattern. | ||
Sweden [19] | Quality of life instrument | Similar analysis performed as for study above | ||
European collaboration [13] | ”Do you have any chronic physical or mental health problem, illness or disability?” | 20–45 | Odds ratio 1.31* | |
46–65 | Odds ratio: 1.26* |