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Table 4 Association of working poverty with unmet mental health need using Wave 1 (1999) subsample (N = 4184)

From: The effects of economic deprivation on psychological well-being among the working population of Switzerland

Variable

Unadjusted Model Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Model Adjusted for Covariates Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Working Poverty

  

   Financially deficient (FD)

1.10 (.82 – 1.48)

0.87 (.55 – 1.41)

   Restricted standard of living (RSL)

2.28 (1.75 – 2.95)***

1.55 (1.17 – 2.06)**

   Both FD & RSL

1.42 (0.93 – 2.17)

1.11 (.73 – 1.69)

   Working non-poor

--

Ref.

Adjustment Variables

  

   Age

--

.99 (.98 – .99)*

   Female Sex

--

1.71 (1.40 – 2.08)***

   Education (apprentice or more)

--

.90 (.72 – 1.40)

   Married

--

.82 (.67 – 1.01)

   Divorced

--

.92 (.68 – 1.25)

   Single

--

Ref.

   German

--

.47 (.33 – .65)***

   French

--

.70 (.50 – .99)*

   Italian

--

Ref.

   Full-time

--

1.03 (.85 – 1.25)

   Self-employed

--

1.22 (.93 – 1.58)

   Professional

--

1.15 (.80 – 1.64)

   Clerical

--

1.20 (.84 – 1.70)

   Service

--

1.33 (.97 – 1.83)

   Other

--

Ref.

   Risk of unemployment

--

1.07 (1.04 – 1.10)***

   Treimans Prestige Scale

--

1.00 (.99 – 1.01)

   Health (healthy/very healthy)

--

.37 (.31 – .46)***

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001