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Table 7 Parameter estimates (SE) for cross-level interactions for the Townsend score, Income Support and Income-based Jobseekers Allowance

From: Measuring the neighbourhood using UK benefits data: a multilevel analysis of mental health status

  

Townsend score

IS

IBJSA

Variable

Category

Parameter estimatea (SE)

95% CI

Parameter estimatea (SE)

95% CI

Parameter estimatea (SE)

95% CI

Age groupb (17–24 reference)

Main effect of contextual variable

-0.751

0.335

-1.411,

-0.095

-0.558

0.334

-1.210,

0.090

-0.603

0.366

-1.328,

0.109

 

25–34

-0.129

0.426

-0.968,

0.711

-0.386

0.422

-1.188,

0.442

-0.351

0.458

-1.236,

0.551

 

35–44

0.012

0.419

-0.804,

0.828

-0.243

0.416

-1.041,

0.569

-0.187

0.455

-1.069,

0.695

 

45–54

-0.244

0.413

-1.067,

0.558

-0.511

0.411

-1.327,

0.293

-0.373

0.443

-1.234,

0.497

 

55–64

-0.873

0.425

-1.685,

-0.011

-1.383

0.423

-2.182,

-0.534

-0.819

0.459

-1.695,

0.109

 

65–74

-0.766

0.443

-1.633,

0.108

-1.122

0.436

-1.987,

-0.279

-0.968

0.477

-1.901,

-0.037

Gender (male reference)

Main effect of contextual variable

-0.830

0.175

-1.174,

-0.487

-0.950

0.173

-1.282,

-0.614

-0.747

0.194

-1.132,

-0.364

 

Female

-0.428

0.224

-0.879,

0.005

-0.415

0.219

-0.856,

0.008

-0.573

0.240

-1.059,

-0.107

Social class (I&II reference)

Main effect of contextual variable

-0.899

0.233

-1.354,

-0.435

-1.028

0.242

-1.506,

-0.545

-1.191

0.261

-1.696,

-0.671

 

III non-manual

-0.272

0.320

-0.908,

0.349

-0.212

0.324

-0.844,

0.421

0.083

0.352

-0.599,

0.771

 

III manual

0.317

0.361

-0.398,

1.026

0.282

0.358

-0.428,

0.982

0.617

0.390

-0.157,

1.379

 

IV

-0.237

0.352

-0.922,

0.476

-0.178

0.348

-0.855,

0.527

0.199

0.374

-0.533,

0.958

 

V

0.454

0.600

-0.731,

1.602

0.118

0.562

-0.983,

1.189

0.438

0.606

-0.762,

1.613

 

Other/missing

-1.168

0.400

-1.949,

-0.391

-1.058

0.393

-1.829,

-0.277

-0.487

0.418

-1.299,

0.340

Employment Status (employed reference)

Main effect of contextual variable

-0.460

0.162

-0.777,

-0.136

-0.409

0.160

-0.723,

-0.084

-0.534

0.181

-0.890,

-0.166

 

Economically active

0.897

0.685

-0.452,

2.247

0.570

0.652

-0.713,

1.860

0.021

0.677

-1.310,

1.356

 

Economically inactive

-1.548

0.234

-2.006,

-1.090

-1.867

0.228

-2.313,

-1.423

-1.353

0.251

-1.848,

-0.866

 

Missing

-0.164

1.625

-3.303,

2.903

-0.180

1.464

-3.001,

2.607

2.505

1.476

-0.375,

5.352

  1. a Adjusted for age, age squared, gender, social class, marital status, carer status, employment status, and housing tenure.
  2. b Only the agegroup model has agegroup main effects, all others model age and age squared
  3. IS: Income Support
  4. IBJSA: Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
  5. IB/SDA: Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance
  6. DLA/AA: Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance