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Table 2 Rate ratio of sickness absence days per 100 person years by socioeconomic indicators from different regression models, women*

From: Interrelationships between education, occupational class and income as determinants of sickness absence among young employees in 2002–2007 and 2008–2013

  

Gross effect

Occupation + education

Occupation + income

Education + income

Occupation + education + income

2002–2007

      

Education

Higher

1

1

 

1

1

 

Upper secondary

1.80 (1.66, 1.96)

1.35 (1.22, 1.50)

 

1.66 (1.52, 1.81)

1.33 (1.20, 1.48)

 

Lower secondary

2.36 (2.17, 2.56)

1.82 (1.64, 2.03)

 

1.96 (1.79, 2.16)

1.70 (1.53, 1.90)

 

Basic

3.46 (3.12, 3.84)

2.71 (2.39, 3.08)

 

2.81 (2.50, 3.15)

2.48 (2.18, 2.82)

Occupational class

Managers and professionals

1

1

1

 

1

 

Semi-professionals

1.82 (1.68, 1.96)

1.54 (1.40, 1.68)

1.66 (1.53, 1.79)

 

1.45 (1.32, 1.59)

 

Routine non-manuals

2.13 (1.98, 2.29)

1.45 (1.32, 1.59)

1.63 (1.49, 1.78)

 

1.25 (1.13, 1.38)

 

Manual workers

2.11 (1.93, 2.31)

1.30 (1.17, 1.46)

1.51 (1.36, 1.68)

 

1.08 (0.96, 1.22)

Individual income

Highest

1

 

1

1

1

 

Second quartile

1.35 (1.28, 1.42)

 

1.19 (1.12, 1.25)

1.16 (1.10, 1.22)

1.14 (1.08, 1.20)

 

Third quartile

1.59 (1.51, 1.67)

 

1.38 (1.29, 1.47)

1.26 (1.18, 1.34)

1.26 (1.18, 1.35)

 

Lowest

1.74 (1.65, 1.84)

 

1.52 (1.42, 1.63)

1.31 (1.23, 1.40)

1.35 (1.25, 1.45)

2008–2013

      

Education

Higher

1

1

 

1

1

 

Upper secondary

1.58 (1.47, 1.69)

1.27 (1.17, 1.38)

 

1.44 (1.34, 1.55)

1.25 (1.15, 1.36)

 

Lower secondary

2.27 (2.13, 2.43)

1.76 (1.61, 1.93)

 

1.86 (1.72, 2.01)

1.66 (1.52, 1.82)

 

Basic

2.82 (2.56, 3.10)

2.24 (2.00, 2.51)

 

2.25 (2.03, 2.50)

2.07 (1.85, 2.32)

Occupational class

Managers and professionals

1

1

1

 

1

 

Semi-professionals

1.66 (1.55, 1.77)

1.41 (1.30, 1.53)

1.50 (1.39, 1.61)

 

1.32 (1.21, 1.44)

 

Routine non-manuals

2.21 (2.07, 2.36)

1.49 (1.37, 1.63)

1.67 (1.53, 1.81)

 

1.28 (1.16, 1.41)

 

Manual workers

1.98 (1.81, 2.16)

1.26 (1.13, 1.40)

1.40 (1.26, 1.56)

 

1.04 (0.92, 1.17)

Individual income

Highest

1

 

1

1

1

 

Second quartile

1.37 (1.30, 1.44)

 

1.16 (1.10, 1.23)

1.18 (1.12, 1.25)

1.12 (1.06, 1.19)

 

Third quartile

1.70 (1.62, 1.79)

 

1.36 (1.27, 1.45)

1.29 (1.22, 1.37)

1.23 (1.15, 1.32)

 

Lowest

1.85 (1.76, 1.95)

 

1.50 (1.40, 1.61)

1.36 (1.28, 1.45)

1.33 (1.24, 1.43)

  1. *Adjusted for age and measurement year.
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