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Table 4 The effect of fathers' employment status on adolescents' health (logistic regression; odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals)

From: Influence of parental employment status on Dutch and Slovak adolescents' health

Father's ES

Slovak

Dutch

 

males OR (95% CI)

females OR (95% CI)

males OR (95% CI)

females OR (95% CI)

Self-rated health

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Unemployed

1.81 (1.18–2.77)

1.37 (0.91–2.08)

0.81 (0.41–1.60)

1.71 (0.85–3.44)

Disabled

0.91 (0.46–1.78)

1.70 (0.92–3.12)

0.97 (0.51–1.87)

2.13 (1.01–4.46)

Psychological well-being

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Unemployed

1.24 (0.75–2.05)

1.03 (0.68–1.57)

1.23 (0.57–2.65)

1.74 (0.90–3.38)

Disabled

1.01 (0.49–2.08)

0.90 (0.48–1.68)

2.06 (1.05–4.01)

0.98 (0.48–1.97)

Long-term well-being

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Unemployed

2.43 (1.36–4.34)

0.87 (0.43–1.78)

1.01 (0.35–2.90)

1.94 (0.90–4.21)

Disabled

1.54 (0.59–4.01)

0.62 (0.19–2.05)

1.55 (0.64–3.80)

1.51 (0.65–3.53)

Self-esteem

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Unemployed

1.62 (0.93–2.82)

1.14 (0.71–1.84)

0.78 (0.36–1.65)

1.19 (0.61–2.29)

Disabled

1.71 (0.48–2.83)

1.49 (0.78–2.85)

0.98 (0.48–1.99)

0.89 (0.45–1.76)

  1. Significant effect is in bold