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Table 7 Outflow of disability benefits by age, gender, education, main diagnosis and comorbidity

From: Characteristics of individuals receiving disability benefits in the Netherlands and predictors of leaving the disability benefit scheme: a retrospective cohort study with five-year follow-up

 

Outflow of disability benefit

n (%)

1st year

2nd or 3rd year

4th or 5th year

Continuing eligibility

Gender

 Male

510 (3)

1330 (8)

1230 (8)

12,590 (80)

 Female

450 (3)

1280 (8)

1030 (6)

13,330 (83)

Age category

  < 35

110 (2)

370 (7)

200 (4)

4530 (87)

 35–44

130 (2)

510 (7)

220 (3)

6200 (88)

 45–54

230 (2)

560 (5)

380 (4)

9000 (88)

 55+

490 (5)

1170 (13)

1450 (16)

6180 (66)

Education level

 Low

360 (2)

1300 (8)

1200 (7)

13,950 (83)

 Secondary

160 (2)

570 (8)

450 (7)

6150 (83)

 High

70 (2)

290 (8)

270 (8)

2860 (82)

Main diagnosis causing work disability

 Mental

160 (1)

670 (6)

540 (5)

9500 (87)

 Musculoskeletal

190 (2)

650 (8)

570 (7)

7000 (83)

 Nervous system

50 (2)

150 (5)

220 (7)

2490 (86)

 Cardiovascular

60 (2)

250 (9)

300 (11)

2180 (78)

 Cancer

370 (15)

490 (19)

250 (10)

1410 (56)

 Other

140 (3)

400 (9)

390 (9)

3330 (78)

Comorbidity

 Single mental disorder

80 (2)

310 (7)

220 (5)

4020 (87)

 Multiple mental disorders

30 (1)

160 (5)

130 (4)

2680 (89)

 Single physical disorder

490 (5)

940 (10)

770 (8)

7070 (76)

 Multiple physical disorders

250 (3)

740 (10)

710 (9)

6010 (78)

 Mental and physical disorders

100 (2)

410 (6)

390 (6)

5490 (86)