| Health measure | |||||||
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Predictor variables: | Self-rated health | SF-12 Mental health | SF-12 Physical health | Goldberg Depression | Goldberg Anxiety | Positive Affect | Negative Affect | GP services obtained |
 | Betac | Betac | Betac | Betac | Betac | Betac | Incident Rate Ratioa | Incident Rate Ratioa |
Government employee category | ||||||||
   Junior | -0.178 | 0.044 | -0.015 | -0.041 | 0.057 | -0.030 | 0.970 | 0.807 |
   Intermediate | -0.138 | -0.022 | 0.000 | 0.044 | 0.113 | 0.013 | 1.014 | 1.015 |
   Senior 1 | -0.156 | 0.005 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.104 | 0.009 | 1.022 | 0.928 |
   Senior 2 | -0.073 | 0.066 | -0.119 | -0.043 | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.914 | 0.737* |
Work stress measures | ||||||||
Job control | -0.049 | 0.120* | 0.015 | -0.099 | -0.098 | 0.027 | 0.826*** | 0.864* |
Manageable job demands | -0.123* | 0.173** | 0.141* | -0.245*** | -0.265*** | 0.146* | 0.852*** | 1.213** |
Usual hours per week | 0.004 | -0.086 | 0.058 | 0.043 | -0.023 | -0.010 | 1.002 | 1.001* |
Job security | -0.054 | 0.100 | -0.076 | -0.101 | -0.095 | 0.159** | 0.925 | 1.018 |
Skill discretion | -0.157* | 0.139*** | 0.061 | -0.310*** | -0.111 | 0.273*** | 0.967** | 0.994 |
ΔR 2 attributable to level & work stress | 0.037* | 0.083 | 0.033 | 0.150*** | 0.093*** | 0.121*** | 68.60b*** | 27.52b** |