Table 4.

Association between PES and the Perceived Stress Scale and C-Reactive Protein, Waves 4 (2008–2009) and 5 (2016–2018) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.

	β (95 % CI)^1,2
	Wave 4³	Wave 5³
Perceived stress scale	0.06 (0.01, 0.10)^*	NA
C-reactive Protein⁴	0.05 (−0.08, 0.18)	0.34 (0.07, 0.62)^*
+ controlling for waist circumference⁴	0.02 (−0.09, 0.14)	0.34 (0.10, 0.59)^*

CI = confidence interval; NA = not applicable; PES = precarious employment score.

Estimated using linear regression models, controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, age, educational attainment, nativity, and marital status. Regression estimates incorporate the IPCWs and the Add Health survey weights and sample design parameters, to account for clustered sampling, attrition, and oversampling.

The PES is composed of 8 indicators, mapped to 5 dimensions: Material rewards; working time arrangements; employment stability; workers’ rights and social protections; and interpersonal relations. Dimensions were summed, with the score ranging from 0 (least precarious) to 5 (most precarious).

For wave 4, n = 11,510 for PSS model and n = 10,343 for CRP model. For wave 5, n = 3452.

⁴

CRP values are winsorized at the 99th percentile.

P < 0.05.