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Table 6 Stratified results for the effect of unemployment on health for the EQ-5D dimensions (n = 788)

From: Does unemployment contribute to poorer health-related quality of life among Swedish adults?

 

Risk differencea

Confidence interval

p

Usual activities

 Gender

  Man (n = 337)

0.093

[0.005, 0.207]

0.036

  Woman (n = 451)

0.048

[− 0.04, 0.160]

0.312

 Age

  20–34 years old (n = 165)

0.124

[0.012, 0.261]

0.027

  35–49 years old (n = 271)c

0.046

[− 0.072, 0.248]

0.628

  50–64 years old (n = 352)c

0.026

[− 0.036, 0.100]

0.417

 Education level

  Primary education (n = 82)c

−0.029

[− 0.076, 0.301]

0.282

  Secondary education (n = 325)c

0.184

[0.023, 0.402]

0.020

  University (n = 381)c

0.130

[−0.026, 0.352]

0.114

 Marital status

  Single (n = 203)

0.038

[− 0.051, 0.148]

0.410

  Married (n = 585)

0.091

[0.003, 0.198]

0.042

 Previous healthb

  Poor (n = 198)

0.210

[0.043, 0.377]

0.012

  Good (n = 590)

0.007

[−0.040, 0.071]

0.873

 Pain/discomfort

  Gender

  Man (n = 337)

0.149

[−0.10, 0.38]

0.218

  Woman (n = 451)

0.004

[−0.19, 0.20]

0.976

 Age

  20–34 years old (n = 165)

0.088

[−0.09, 0.28]

0.353

  35–49 years old (n = 271)c

0.030

[−0.27, 0.37]

0.889

  50–64 years old (n = 352)c

0.020

[−0.22, 0.26]

0.837

 Education level

  Primary education (n = 82)c

0.111

[−0.08, 0.30]

0.254

  Secondary education (n = 325)c

−0.046

[−0.29, 0.23]

0.733

  University (n = 381)c

−0.117

[−0.43, 0.25]

0.550

 Marital status

  Single (n = 203)

−0.185

[−0.34, 0.02]

0.069

  Married (n = 585)

0.092

[−0.09, 0.27]

0.296

 Previous healthb

  Poor (n = 198)

0.180

[0.01, 0.33]

0.037

  Good (n = 590)

0.041

[−0.18, 0.25]

0.703

 Anxiety/depression

  Gender

  Man (n = 337)

0.262

[−0.002, 0.54]

0.052

  Woman (n = 451)

0.205

[0.01, 0.40]

0.040

 Age

  20–34 years old (n = 165)

0.269

[0.08, 0.44]

0.008

  35–49 years old (n = 271)c

0.176

[−0.18, 0.53]

0.290

  50–64 years old (n = 352)c

0.168

[−0.04, 0.40]

0.121

 Education level

  Primary education (n = 82)c

0.261

0.05–0.46

0.016

  Secondary education (n = 325)c

0.144

−0.09–0.43

0.221

 University (n = 381)c

0.238

−0.09–0.65

0.148

 Marital status

  Single (n = 203)

0.071

−0.17–0.35

0.509

  Married (n = 585)

0.280

0.10–0.46

0.002

 Previous healthb

  Poor (n = 198)

0.252

0.09–0.40

0.005

  Good (n = 590)

0.210

−0.003–0.42

0.054

  1. aThe risk difference presents the change in the proportion with health problems due to unemployment
  2. bSelf-rated health five years ago
  3. cLogistic regression was used with fewer than the recommended 10 outcomes per variable for the least-occurring outcomes
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