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Table 3 Rate ratio (RR) with 99.5% confidence interval (CI) for incident use of psychotropic drugs, with and without stratification by gender, age and education level among fixed-term contract workers vs. unemployed in Denmark, 2001 – 2013

From: Fixed-term contract positions, unemployment and mental ill health: a Danish cohort study

Type of population

Employment status

Persons

Person years

Cases

RRa

99.5% CI

All participants

Fixed-term contract employment

10,265

40,362

1297

0.98

0.87—1.11

Unemployment

7926

31,154

1142

1.00

-

Men

Fixed-term contract employment

4261

16,590

412

0.95

0.78—1.15

Unemployment

3929

15,564

483

1.00

-

Women

Fixed-term contract employment

6004

23,772

885

1.00

0.87—1.16

Unemployment

3997

15,590

659

1.00

-

20—29 years

Fixed-term contract employment

4823

18,400

402

0.87

0.68—1.11

Unemployment

2219

8167

203

1.00

-

30—39 years

Fixed-term contract employment

2444

9750

347

0.99

0.78—1.25

Unemployment

1818

7255

264

1.00

-

40—49 years

Fixed-term contract employment

1458

5939

257

1.13

0.87—1.46

Unemployment

1499

6009

225

1.00

-

50—59 years

Fixed-term contract employment

1540

6273

291

0.98

0.79—1.21

Unemployment

2390

9723

450

1.00

-

High education level

Fixed-term contract employment

3139

12,132

373

0.96

0.76—1.22

Unemployment

1738

6709

224

1.00

-

Medium education level

Fixed-term contract employment

4637

18,580

582

1.01

0.85—1.19

Unemployment

4031

15,996

550

1.00

-

Low education level

Fixed-term contract employment

2374

9352

323

0.94

0.76—1.18

Unemployment

2036

8009

349

1.00

-

Unstated education level

Fixed-term contract employment

115

299

19

1.59

0.64—3.96

Unemployment

121

440

19

1.00

-

  1. aAdjusted for age, gender, education, calendar year, disposable family income and maternity/paternity benefits within one-year prior to baseline