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Table 3 Differences in average weekly income, transfer payments and tax liability between labour force status, adjusted for age group, sex and education, for the Australian population aged 45-64 years, 2009

From: Economic impacts of illness in older workers: quantifying the impact of illness on income, tax revenue and government spending

Labour force status

Income

Transfer income

Tax liability (includes Medicare levy)

 

% difference

95% CI

p-value

% difference

95% CI

p-value

% difference

95% CI

p-value

Employed full-time

 

Reference

  

Reference

  

Reference

 

Employed part-time

-52.4

(-55.2,-49.5)

<.0001

121.6

(97.9, 148.2)

<.0001

-93.1

(-94.1,-92.1)

<.0001

Not in labour force due to ill health

-78.9

(-80.5,-77.2)

<.0001

14503.9

(12468.3, 16869.3)

<.0001

-99.94

(-99.95,-99.93)

<.0001