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Table 5 Single-mediator analyses of the effect of education and work characteristics on self-rated health in England

From: Educational inequalities in health after work exit: the role of work characteristics

 

Low Education

   

Intermediate Education

 

a patha (SE)

b patha (SE)

ab (95% CI)

c’ patha (SE)

a patha (SE)

b patha (SE)

ab (95% CI)

c’ patha (SE)

Physical demands

Physical demands

T1

1.412 (.117)**

−.139 (.068)*

−.196 (−.394;-.010)*

−.483 (.076)**

T1

0.552 (.076)**

−.139 (.068)*

−.077 (−.159;-.004)*

−.234 (.061)**

T2

 

−.060 (.068)

−.085 (−.278;.102)

 

T2

 

−.060 (.068)

−.033 (−.111;.040)

 

T3

 

.018 (.079)

.025 (−.196;.245)

 

T3

 

.018 (.079)

.010 (−.076;.097)

 

T4

 

.068 (.094)

.096 (−.165;.359)

 

T4

 

.068 (.094)

.038 (−.063;.143)

 

T5

 

.172 (.130)

.243 (−.110;.610)

 

T5

 

.172 (.130)

.095 (−.043;.244)

 

Psychosocial demands

Psychosocial demands

T1

−1.058 (.105)**

−.154 (.072)*

.163 (.015;.322)*

−.523 (.075)**

T1

−.662 (.089)**

−.154 (.072)*

.102 (.009;.206)*

−.254 (.062)**

T2

 

−.104 (.070)

.110 (−.033;.262)

 

T2

 

−.104 (.070)

.069 (−.021;.167)

 

T3

 

−.030 (.077)

.032 (−.127;.196)

 

T3

 

−.030 (.077)

.020 (−.081;.123)

 

T4

 

−.012 (.092)

.013 (−.178;.208)

 

T4

 

−.012 (.092)

.008 (−.114;.128)

 

T5

 

−.193 (.126)

.204 (−.059;.474)

 

T5

 

−.193 (.126)

.128 (−.036;.301)

 

Autonomy

Autonomy

T1

−.628 (.118)**

.200 (.060)**

−.126 (−.222;-.046)*

−.479 (.074)**

T1

−.366 (.100)**

.200 (.060)**

−.073 (−.140;-.023)*

−.223 (.060)**

T2

    

T2

    

T3

    

T3

    

T4

    

T4

    

T5

    

T5

    
  1. Notes: a path = effect of education on the mediators; b path = effect of the mediators on SRH; ab = indirect effect; c’ path = direct effect of education on SRH. If there is no significant interaction with time, coefficients are presented at T1 only
  2. * p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01
  3. a B adjusted for age at work exit, sex, year, region, number of working hours, and type of exit