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Table 3 Logistic regressions-analysis

From: Perceived stress among 20-21 year-olds and their future labour market participation – an eight-year follow-up study

  Odds ratios for passive labour market participation
Women Men
Model I Model II Model III Model I Model II Model III
Crude (N = 944) Adjusted for SE factors (N = 944) Adjusted for all factors (N = 944) Crude (N = 696) Adjusted for SE factors (N = 696) Adjusted for all factors (N = 696)
OR [95% CI] p OR [95% CI] p OR [95% CI] p OR [95% CI] p OR [95% CI] p OR [95% CI] p
Perceived stress    0.001d    0.035d    0.335d    0.732d    0.252d    0.045d
 Low 1    1    1    1    1    1   
 Medium 1.34 1.02–1.77   1.23 0.92–1.65   1.10 0.81–1.50   0.94 0.68–1.31   0.78 0.55–1.11   0.67 0.45–0.97  
 High 2.33 1.40–3.85   1.74 1.01–2.99   1.34 0.74–2.41   1.52 0.71–3.27   0.88 0.38–2.05   0.61 0.24–1.54  
Household (parents’) income    0.070    0.856    0.739    0.570    0.614    0.633
 Lowest 1.48 0.98–2.24   1.04 0.67–1.62   1.07 0.68–1.66   1.07 0.63–1.82   0.78 0.44–1.38   0.79 0.44–1.40  
 Medium 1.14 0.83–1.56   1.01 0.73–1.40   1.07 0.77–1.48   1.29 0.88–1.88   1.15 0.78–1.69   1.13 0.76–1.67  
 Highest 1    1    1    1    1    1   
Secondary education
 Completed 1    1    1    1    1    1   
 Not completed 2.75 2.00–3.78 <0.001 2.43 1.74–3.39 <0.001 2.4 1.71–3.36 <0.001 1.6 1.14–2.24 0.006 1.47 1.02–2.11 0.4 1.43 0.99–2.07 0.056
LMPa in 2004
 Active 1    1    1    1    1    1   
 Passive 1.97 1.43–2.72 <0.001 1.72 1.23–2.40 0.002 1.74 1.24–2.44 0.001 1.07 0.72–1.59 0.725 0.89 0.57–1.38 0.599 0.87 0.56–1.35 0.524
Self-assessed socioeconomic statusb, pr unit 0.9 0.83–0.98 0.016 0.99 0.90–1.08 0.763 1.00 0.91–1.10 0.957 0.78 0.71–0.86 <0.001 0.78 0.70–0.86 <0.001 0.79 0.71–0.88 <0.001
Self-rated health
 Excellent/very good 1       1    1       1   
 Good/less good/bad 1.42 1.09–1.85 0.009     1.21 0.91–1.62 0.195 1.51 1.08–2.10 0.015     1.38 0.96–2.00 0.082
Active coping strategyc, pr. unit 0.78 0.59–1.01 0.064     1.06 0.78–1.44 0.713 0.74 0.54–1.02 0.068     0.87 0.61–1.25 0.459
Avoidance coping strategyc, pr. unit 2.04 1.40–2.95 <0.001     1.69 1.10–2.60 0.016 1.52 0.99–2.35 0.056     1.26 0.76–2.10 0.317
  1. a LMP labour market participation, bScale from 0 to 10;higher = better, cScale fram 0–6;higher = more, d = test for trend
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