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Table 3 Adulthood (age 26 to 39) – 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

.305

  

.350

  

 GHQ employed

.120

  

.183

  

 Difference in GHQ

.184

***

 

.167

***

 

Explained

 Socioeconomic background

  Education

.007

 

4%

−.004

 

−3%

  Civil status

.018

 

10%

−.003

 

−2%

  Occupational classa

−.008

 

−4%

−.044

***

−27%

 Economic factors

  Income

.039

***

21%

−.005

 

−3%

  Cash margin

.025

 

13%

.028

***

16%

  Financial strain

.046

***

25%

.045

***

27%

 Social network

  Practical support

−.002

 

−1%

.008

 

5%

  Trust in others

.021

***

11%

.016

***

10%

  Social support

.011

 

6%

.014

***

8%

  Socially active

.003

 

2%

.000

 

0%

  Sports events

−.001

 

−1%

.008

 

5%

 Macroeconomic trust

  Unemployment benefits

.001

 

0%

.000

 

0%

  Health care

.009

 

5%

.008

 

5%

 Total

.169

 

92%

.070

 

42%

Unexplained

.016

 

8%

.097

 

58%

  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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