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Table 5 The effect of mothers' employment status on adolescents' health (logistic regression; odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals)

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

Mother'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

Housewives

1.02 (0.62–1.71)

0.99 (0.61–1.63)

1.11 (0.86–1.45)

0.84 (0.65–1.09)

Unemployed

0.86 (0.57–1.32)

0.92 (0.62–1.37)

0.77 (0.36–1.65)

0.97 (0.51–1.86)

Disabled

1.22 (0.72–2.06)

1.73 (1.06–2.84)

1.39 (0.62–3.12)

0.83 (0.39–1.77)

Psychological well-being

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Housewives

0.86 (0.46–1.61)

0.71 (0.42–1.19)

0.85 (0.62–1.16)

0.74 (0.57–0.96)

Unemployed

0.89 (0.55–1.43)

0.85 (0.56–1.27)

2.01 (0.95–4.24)

1.02 (0.53–1.97)

Disabled

1.11 (0.61–2.03)

0.86 (0.52–1.42)

0.84 (0.31–2.28)

1.30 (0.61–2.80)

Long-term well-being

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Housewives

1.17 (0.52–2.62)

0.27 (0.07–1.12)

1.68 (1.09–2.57)

1.41 (0.98–2.03)

Unemployed

0.85 (0.42–1.74)

1.22 (0.66–2.26)

2.06 (0.76–5.63)

1.98 (0.90–4.35)

Disabled

1.25 (0.55–2.81)

1.74 (0.88–3.42)

1.58 (0.45–5.49)

1.28 (0.43–3.84)

Self-esteem

    

Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Housewives

1.91 (1.01–3.61)

0.84 (0.46–1.55)

1.22 (0.92–1.62)

0.97 (0.75–1.26)

Unemployed

1.71 (1.03–2.84)

1.37 (0.88–2.13)

0.92 (0.41–2.10)

0.96 (0.51–1.82)

Disabled

1.99 (1.03–3.87)

1.17 (0.67–2.06)

0.72 (0.27–1.96)

0.68 (0.31–1.50)

  1. Significant effect is in bold