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Table 3 Depressiveness (score in the upper quartile) in the forties according to exposure to unemployment at age 21-25 during the boom in 1986-1990 (Cohort65) and during the recession in 1994-1998 (Cohort73)

From: Children of boom and recession and the scars to the mental health – a comparative study on the long term effects of youth unemployment

Exposure

Cohort65

Cohort73

 

Depr

OR (1)

OR (2)

OR (3)

Depr

OR (1)

OR (2)

OR (3)

Zero

29 %

1

1

1

21 %

1

1

1

Low

39 %

1.52 (1.02-2.25)

1.51 (1.02-2.25)

1.43 (0.95-2.15)

25 %

1.24 (0.79-1.89)

1.24 (0.80-1.90)

1.14 (0.73-1.78)

High

49 %

2.43 (1.68-3.50)

2.37 (1.63-3.45)

1.85 (1.25-2.74)

28 %

1.46 (0.96-2.21)

1.55 (1.01-2.37)

1.38 (0.89-2.14)

  1. (1) unadjusted
  2. (2) adjusted for sex and parents occupational status
  3. (3) adjusted for (2) + baseline depressiveness + recent (last three years’) unemployment at follow-up trade cycle*exposure interaction, p = 0.414