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Table 4 All-cause mortality per 100 000 person-years by workforce participation stratified by age groups in Swedish men and women. A total population investigation from Scania, Sweden.

From: Contribution of main causes of death to social inequalities in mortality in the whole population of Scania, Sweden

Age group

n (%)

Workforce participation†

Deaths (per 100 000 person-years)

Relative difference HRR (95 % CI)

Absolute difference

Men

   0–20

127313 (95.5)

Inside workforce

38

  
 

6046 (4.5)

Outside workforce

61

1.7 (1.2, 2.3)

23

   21–30

58340 (84.7)

Inside workforce

68

  
 

10541 (15.3)

Outside workforce

162

2.5 (2.1, 3.0)

94

   31–40

60638 (91.1)

Inside workforce

138

  
 

5958 (8.9)

Outside workforce

415

3.1 (2.7, 3.5)

277

   41–50

68088 (92.1)

Inside workforce

362

  
 

5835 (7.9)

Outside workforce

1061

2.9 (2.7, 3.2)

699

   51–60

45372 (86.1)

Inside workforce

1018

  
 

7330 (13.9)

Outside workforce

2559

2.4 (2.2, 2.5)

1541

   61–70

33178 (65.6)

Inside workforce

2917

  
 

17363 (34.4)

Outside workforce

4255

1.5 (1.5, 1.6)

1338

Women

   0–20

122030 (95.3)

Inside workforce

19

  
 

5988 (4.7)

Outside workforce

31

1.7 (1.1, 2.6)

12

   21–30

56222 (82.7)

Inside workforce

37

  
 

11733 (17.3)

Outside workforce

60

1.7 (1.3, 2.2)

23

   31–40

58973 (87.8)

Inside workforce

96

  
 

8177 (12.2)

Outside workforce

209

2.3 (1.9, 2.7)

113

   41–50

65700 (89.4)

Inside workforce

241

  
 

7750 (10.6)

Outside workforce

581

2.4 (2.2, 2.6)

340

   51–60

42447 (78.1)

Inside workforce

541

  
 

11917 (21.9)

Outside workforce

1261

2.2 (2.0, 2.3)

720

   61–70

26260 (45.8)

Inside workforce

1508

  
 

31096 (54.2)

Outside workforce

2173

1.4 (1.3, 1.4)

665

  1. *HRR, hazard rate ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. † Those inside the workforce include: non-manual employees (e.g., engineers with university degrees, college teachers, registered nurses, computer operators, office assistants, salespeople, secretaries), manual workers (e.g., auto mechanics, metal workers, factory workers, check-out assistant, waiters, janitorial staff), self-employed persons (owners of businesses), farmers and those inside the workforce with missing information on occupation (unclassified). Those who were categorized as being outside the workforce include homemakers, unemployed, students and those who had a disability pension. Those aged 20 years or less were classified according to the relation to the workforce of the household.