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Table 4 Middle age (age 40 to 65) – 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

.217

  

.286

  

 GHQ employed

.090

  

.142

  

 Difference in GHQ

.127

***

 

.144

***

 

Explained

 Socioeconomic background

  Education

−.008

***

−7%

−.018

***

−13%

  Civil status

−.008

 

−7%

−.007

 

−5%

  Occupational classa

−.020

***

−15%

−.008

 

−5%

 Economic factors

  Income

.022

 

17%

.003

 

2%

  Cash margin

.024

***

19%

.015

 

10%

  Financial strain

.018

***

15%

.036

***

25%

 Social network

  Practical support

.011

***

9%

.009

 

6%

  Trust in others

.017

***

13%

.028

***

19%

  Social support

.020

***

15%

.006

 

4%

  Socially active

.004

 

3%

.003

 

2%

  Sports events

−.001

 

−1%

.009

***

7%

 Institutional trust

  Unemployment benefits

−.002

 

−1%

.000

 

0%

  Health care

.001

 

1%

.017

***

12%

 Total

.077

 

60%

.093

 

65%

Unexplained

.050

 

40%

.051

 

35%

  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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