Table 3 Employment rates and odds ratios after three years in three cohorts starting with 1995, 2000 and 2005

Women

On long-term sick leave (>6 months)

  No (Ref.)

2 255 328

66.67

1

2 231 897

68

1

2 244 034

71.67

1

  Yes

65 735

16.38

0.09 (0.09–0.09)

117 959

16.04

0.08 (0.08–0.08)

113 721

30.13

0.16 (0.16–0.16)

Age in starting year

  20–25 years

334 059

56.77

0.65 (0.64–0.65)

297 638

59.9

0.66 (0.65–0.66)

298 795

63.29

0.66 (0.65–0.66)

  26–30 years

303 881

61.92

0.78 (0.77–0.78)

286 907

65.76

0.80 (0.79–0.81)

261 182

69.93

0.80 (0.79–0.81)

  31–35 years (Ref.)

291 819

67.16

1

307 864

68.96

1

296 330

73.34

1

  36–40 years

283 380

73.38

1.40 (1.38–1.42)

294 525

72.16

1.24 (1.23–1.25)

314 533

76.41

1.28 (1.27–1.30)

  41–45 years

288 178

75.21

1.60 (1.58–1.62)

284 498

73.19

1.36 (1.34–1.37)

298 470

76.13

1.32 (1.30–1.33)

  46–50 years

323 912

73.56

1.56 (1.54–1.58)

287 583

70.3

1.21 (1.20–1.23)

286 031

73.46

1.17 (1.15–1.18)

  51–55 years

275 504

66.57

1.19 (1.18–1.20)

320 446

64.07

0.97 (0.95–0.98)

286 330

67.79

0.9 0(0.89–0.92)

  56–60 years

220 330

42.82

0.46 (0.45–0.46)

270 395

47.81

0.51 (0.50–0.51)

316 084

53.88

0.51 (0.51–0.52)

Level of education

  Primary lower secondary (≤ 9 years) (Ref.)

504 920

50.10

1

388 871

48.01

1

311 051

47.22

1

  Upper secondary

1 176 542

65.55

1.92 (1.90–1.93)

1 185 375

64.92

1.93 (1.91–1.94)

1 139 270

68.22

2.32 (2.30–2.34)

  Post-secondary (<2 years)

120 559

67.53

2.32 (2.29–2.36)

128 214

65.18

1.92 (1.90–1.95)

143 078

69.86

2.46 (2.43–2.50)

  Post-secondary (≥ 2 years)

512 064

78.77

3.36 (3.33–3.39)

637 284

76.74

3.39 (3.36–3.42)

749 478

79.44

4.07 (4.04–4.11)

  Postgraduate

6 978

78.06

3.04 (2.87–3.23)

10 112

77.5

3.22 (3.07–3.38)

14 878

79.16

3.58 (3.43–3.73)

Men

On long-term sick leave (> 6 months)

  No (Ref.)

2 350 276

73.01

1

2 360 584

74.4

1

2 366 019

78.21

1

  Yes

49 396

17.63

0.08 (0.08–0.08)

68 253

16.17

0.07 (0.07–0.07)

62 382

29.14

0.12 (0.12–0.12)

Age in starting year

  20–25 years

347 672

66.89

0.61 (0.60–0.62)

310 571

67.7

0.51 (0.50–0.51)

312 779

72.53

0.51 (0.50–0.51)

  26–30 years

318 854

76.52

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

297 184

78.93

0.88 (0.87–0.90)

269 869

81.82

0.83 (0.82–0.84)

  31–35 years (Ref.)

305 771

76.39

1

322 640

80.2

1

305 433

84.12

1

  36–40 years

294 014

77.37

1.09 (1.07–1.10)

307 637

78.32

0.93 (0.92–0.94)

327 724

83.51

1 .00(0.98–1.01)

  41–45 years

297 273

77.27

1.11 (1.10–1.13)

293 834

77.41

0.91 (0.90–0.92)

309 668

80.61

0.86 (0.85–0.87)

  46-50 years

331 770

76.59

1.11 (1.10–1.13)

294 610

75.13

0.83 (0.82–0.84)

293 398

78.21

0.77 (0.76–0.78)

  51–55 years

285 155

70.65

0.85 (0.84–0.86)

325 752

70.22

0.67 (0.66–0.67)

291 146

73.23

0.6 0(0.59–0.61)

  56–60 years

219 163

46.31

0.31 (0.30–0.31)

276 609

52.5

0.31 (0.31–0.32)

318 384

49.49

0.32 (0.32–0.33)

Level of education

  Primary/Lower secondary (≤ 9 years) (Ref.)

605 325

62.04

1

497 738

61.5

1

422 340

62.99

1

  Upper secondary

1 197 023

72.24

1.5 0(1.49–1.51)

1 249 456

73.4

1.55 (1.54–1.56)

1 248 122

77.56

1.83 (1.82–1.85)

  Post-secondary (< 2 years)

202 211

79.06

2.05 (2.02–2.07)

193 367

76.95

1.69 (1.67–1.71)

197 471

79.99

2 .00(1.97–2.03)

  Post-secondary (≥ 2 years)

372 795

81.31

2.35 (2.32–2.37)

462 719

80.83

2.31 (2.29–2.33)

531 896

83.53

2.57 (2.55–2.60)

  Postgraduate

22 318

84.07

3.04 (2.93–3.15)

25 557

83.23

2.84 (2.75–2.94)

28 572

82.55

2.42 (2.34–2.50)