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Table 2 Youth (age 16 to 25) – Decomposition of the mental health inequalities between employed and unemployed

From: Health inequalities between employed and unemployed in northern Sweden: a decomposition analysis of social determinants for mental health

 

Men

Women

Estimate

 

Share

Estimate

 

Share

Log odds

(%)

Log odds

(%)

Health gap

 GHQ unemployed

.200

  

.421

  

 GHQ employed

.081

  

.224

  

 Difference in GHQ

.119

***

 

.197

***

 

Explained

 Socioeconomic background

  Education

−.030

 

−25%

.011

 

6%

  Civil status

.014

 

11%

.007

 

3%

  Occupational class

−.008

 

−7%

.004

 

2%

 Economic factors

  Incomea

−.007

 

−6%

.002

 

1%

  Cash margin

.052

***

43%

.030

 

15%

  Financial strain

.010

 

8%

.024

 

12%

 Social network

  Practical support

.001

 

1%

.021

 

11%

  Trust in others

.019

 

16%

.008

 

4%

  Social support

.010

 

9%

.003

 

2%

  Socially active

−.020

 

−17%

.000

 

0%

  Sports events

−.008

 

−6%

−.006

 

−3%

 Macroeconomic trust

  Unemployment benefits

.001

 

0%

−.001

 

0%

  Health care

.018

 

15%

−.001

 

−1%

 Total

.052

 

43%

.102

 

51%

Unexplained

.068

 

57%

.096

 

49%

  1. aReference category; lowest income quintile
  2. *** denotes significance at the 5% level. 2. Share is the percentage of the predicted contribution for each independent variable in the health gap between employed and unemployed
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International Journal for Equity in Health

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