Table 3 Number (n), prevalence (%) and associations (odds ratios) of poor self-perceived and poor mental health according to non-agricultural employment profiles by sex in Central America, 2011

Women

 Employees

  Social security coverage

   Written contract

250

25.4

1.00

1.00

212

22.9

1.00

1.00

   Oral or no contract

37

22.2

0.84 (0.56; 1.24)

1.06 (0.68; 1.63)

51

35.7

1.86 (1.28; 2.71)**

1.68 (1.12; 2.53)*

  No social security coverage

   Written contract

37

20.2

0.74 (0.50; 1.09)

0.76 (0.50; 1.14)

44

25.6

1.16 (0.80; 1.69)

1.08 (0.73; 1.60)

   Oral or no contract

162

31.5

1.35 (1.07; 1.70)*

1.44 (1.08; 1.91)*

154

32.0

1.59 (1.24; 2.03)***

1.31 (0.99; 1.74)^b

 Self-employed

  Social security coverage

32

36.0

1.62 (1.02; 2.56)*

1.39 (0.82; 2.37)

25

29.4

1.39 (0.85; 2.27)

1.15 (0.67; 1.96)

  No social security coverage

571

38.9

1.87 (1.57; 2.23)***

1.53 (1.19; 1.97)***

463

33.7

1.71 (1.42; 2.07)***

1.34 (1.03; 1.73)*

 Employers with fewer than 5 employees

  Social security coverage

11

20.8

0.73 (0.37; 1.45)

0.55 (0.26; 1.17)

7

13.2

0.49 (0.22; 1.12)

0.44 (0.19; 1.02)^a

  No social security coverage

327

43.0

2.21 (1.81; 2.71)**

1.70 (1.30; 2.23)***

208

29.3

1.40 (1.12; 1.75)**

1.17 (0.88; 1.56)

 Total

1,427

33.8

1,164

29.5

Men

 Employees

  Social security coverage

   Written contract

192

17.6

1.00

1.00

204

19.3

1.00

1.00

   Oral or no contract

40

20.4

1.22 (0.83; 1.78)

1.08 (0.72; 1.62)

53

29.6

1.77(1.24; 2.53)**

1.70 (1.16; 2.48)**

  No social security coverage

   Written contract

51

27.0

1.76 (1.23; 2.51)**

1.49 (1.03; 2.17)*

54

32.1

1.97 (1.38; 2.82)***

1.90 (1.30; 2.78)**

   Oral or no contract

172

25.9

1.64 (1.30; 2.07)***

1.22 (0.94; 1.59)

166

27.7

1.61 (1.27; 2.04)***

1.26 (0.97; 1.65)

 Self-employed

  Social security coverage

27

23.3

1.42 (0.90; 2.24)

1.09 (0.66; 1.79)

34

31.8

1.96 (1.27; 3.02)**

1.87 (1.16; 3.01)*

  No social security coverage

420

33.6

2.37 (1.95; 2.89)***

1.48 (1.17; 1.87)***

341

28.6

1.68 (1.38; 2.05)***

1.17 (0.92; 1.49)

 Employers with fewer than 5 employees

  Social security coverage

19

24.1

1.46 (0.85; 2.51)

1.14 (0.64; 2.03)

13

18.1

0.93 (0.50; 1.72)

0.96 (0.50; 1.86)

  No social security coverage

272

31.6

2.17 (1.75; 2.68)***

1.42 (1.11; 1.81)**

231

28.0

1.63 (1.32; 2.03)***

1.31 (1.02; 1.69)*

 Total

1,193

26.8

1,096

26.1