Table 3 Odds ratios (95% CI) of poor health and morbidity by occupation and education (age adjusted)

Men:

Occupational position

Lowest quartile

1.59 (1.49–1.71)

1.38 (1.15–1.66)

1.24 (1.05–1.47)

1.34 (1.10–1.63)

1.45 (1.09–1.95)

1.09 (0.96–1.24)

1.49 (1.22–1.82)

1.42 (1.32–1.53)

Second quartile

1.36 (1.27–1.45)

1.08 (0.90–1.30)

1.16 (0.98–1.37)

1.14 (0.94–1.39)

1.46 (1.10–1.93)

1.14 (1.01–1.28)

1.12 (0.91–1.36)

1.15 (1.07–1.24)

third quartile

1.19 (1.11–1.28)

1.19 (0.99–1.41)

1.18 (1.00–1.40)

1.17 (0.96–1.42)

1.17 (0.87–1.57)

1.00 (0.89–1.14)

1.01 (0.82–1.25)

1.00 (0.93–1.08)

highest quartile

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Educational level

low

2.35 (2.15–2.56)

1.10 (0.87–1.38)

2.06 (1.69–2.51)

1.46 (1.15–1.85)

1.09 (0.77–1.56)

1.14 (0.97–1.35)

1.47 (1.13–1.91)

1.44 (1.30–1.59)

middle

1.35 (1.27–1.43)

0.96 (0.83–1.13)

1.23 (1.06–1.44)

1.26 (1.05–1.51)

1.17 (0.90–1.52)

1.04 (0.93–1.15)

1.34 (1.12–1.62)

1.39 (1.30–1.49)

high

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Women:

Occupational position

lowest quartile

1.31 (1.21–1.41)

1.27 (1.09–1.48)

1.33 (1.16–1.53)

1.55 (1.01–2.38)

1.26 (0.94–1.68)

1.15 (1.02–1.30)

1.42 (1.15–1.75)

1.22 (1.13–1.33)

second quartile

1.10 (1.02–1.89)

1.09 (0.92–1.24)

1.12 (0.97–1.29)

1.10 (0.71–1.70)

1.14 (0.86–1.52)

0.94 (0.83–1.06)

1,11 (0.90–1.37)

1.10 (1.02–1.19)

third quartile

1.06 (0.99–1.14)

1.11 (0.97–1.28)

1.03 (0.90–1.19)

1.11 (0.72–1.68)

1.03 (0.78–1.35)

1.07 (0.96–1.20)

1.07 (0.88–1.31)

1.04 (0.96–1.12)

highest quartile

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Educational level

low

2.27 (2.01–2.49)

1.10 (0.99–1.44)

2.30 (1.96–2.71)

1.35 (0.83–2.18)

1.23 (0.89–1.70)

1.24 (1.06–1.45)

2.08 (1.62–2.65)

1.49 (1.13–1.33)

middle

1.19 (1.11–1.26)

1.02 (0.90–1.15)

1.36 (1.19–1.55)

1.25 (0.84–1.84)

1.12 (0.87–1.45)

1.16 (1.05–1.28)

1.50 (1.25–1.79)

1.31 (1.22–1.40)

high

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1