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Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression analyses of demographic, socioeconomic and health status characteristics on caring† in the 1973–78 cohort: odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs)

From: Socioeconomic factors associated with trajectories of caring by young and mid-aged women: a cohort study

Characteristics

Latent classesa

 

Overall highest OR (95% CIs)

Short-term OR (95% CIs)

Early high then fluctuating OR (95% CIs)

Low then increasing OR (95% CIs)

Relationship status

    

Partnered

0.74 (0.4, 1.3)

1.06 (0.8, 1.4)

0.79 (0.4, 1.5)

1.39 (1.0, 1.9)*

Unpartnered (ref)

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Occupational status b

    

No occupation

1.41 (0.6, 3.5)

0.73 (0.4, 1.2)

1.35 (0.5, 3.5)

1.33 (0.8, 2.3)

Element cleric/prod

0.82 (0.3, 2.1)

0.82 (0.5, 1.3)

0.89 (0.4, 2.1)

1.29 (0.8, 2.1)

Intermed cleric/prod

1.33 (0.7, 2.7)

0.78 (0.5, 1.1)

1.07 (0.5, 2.1)

0.88 (0.5, 1.4)

Trade/adv cleric

0.70 (0.3, 1.7)

0.99 (0.7, 1.4)

0.64 (0.3, 1.4)

1.57 (1.0, 2.4)*

Manager/professional (ref)

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Ability to manage on available income

    

Impossible/difficult always

4.35 (1.3, 15.1)*

1.79 (1.2, 2.7)**

0.65 (0.3, 1.4)

2.11 (1.2, 3.6)**

Difficult sometimes

3.62 (1.1, 12.1)*

1.47 (0.9, 2.2)

0.66 (0.3, 1.3)

1.45 (0.8, 2.4)

Not too bad

2.77 (0.8, 9.3)

1.02 (0.7, 1.5)

0.72 (0.4, 1.4)

1.31 (0.8, 2.2)

Easy (ref)

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Labour force/study participation c

    

No work/no study

2.09 (0.8, 5.3)

1.61 (1.0, 2.6)*

0.99 (0.4, 2.6)

1.83 (1.1, 3.1)*

Study/no work

1.15 (0.3, 5.1)

2.45 (1.5, 4.1)***

0.96 (0.3, 3.2)

2.27 (1.2, 4.3)*

PT work + study

1.63 (0.7, 3.9)

1.89 (1.3, 2.8)***

1.08 (0.5, 2.3)

1.32 (0.8, 2.2)

FT work + study

1.58 (0.7, 3.5)

1.68 (1.2, 2.3)**

0.82 (0.4, 1.7)

1.14 (0.7, 1.8)

PT work/no study

2.82 (1.5, 5.5)**

1.54 (1.1, 2.1)*

1.27 (0.7, 2.4)

1.46 (0.9, 2.2)

FT work/no study (ref)

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Highest educational qualification

    

≤ 10 years

1.19 (0.5, 3.0)

1.64 (1.0, 2.7)*

0.60 (0.2, 1.5)

1.41 (0.7, 2.7)

11-12 years

0.58 (0.3, 1.3)

1.08 (0.7, 1.6)

0.70 (0.4, 1.3)

1.21 (0.7, 2.1)

Trade/certificate/diploma

1.17 (0.5, 2.8)

1.72 (1.1, 2.7)*

0.53 (0.2, 1.2)

1.37 (0.7, 2.5)

Degree/higher degree (ref)

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Self-rated health

    

Fair/poor

2.25 (0.8, 6.5)

1.53 (0.9, 2.4)

3.69 (1.4, 9.6)**

0.66 (0.4, 1.1)

Good

1.17 (0.4, 3.2)

1.04 (0.7, 1.6)

1.46 (0.6, 3.6)

0.60 (0.4, 0.9)*

Very good

1.83 (0.7, 4.7)

1.31 (0.9, 1.9)

1.98 (0.8, 4.7)

0.56 (0.4, 0.8)**

Excellent (ref)

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  1. †from latent class analysis; N = 8923; *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001 (all 2-sided); aReference category = overall lowest; boccupational status included ‘occupations they were studying to become’, element cleric prod = elementary clerical or production, intermed cleric prod = intermediate clerical or production, adv cleric = advanced clerical, measured at survey 2; cPT = part-time ≤34 hours/week, FT = full-time 35+ hours/week.
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