Table 2.
Odds ratios (OR) of occupational injuries due to accidents (OIA) for immigrant workers compared to native-born workers based on region of origin and reason for immigration in sweden, 2004-2020
| Crude | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||||
| a) Overall | ||||||||||||
| Native-born (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Second-generation immigrants | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.12 |
| First-generation immigrants | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.60 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.63 |
| b) Region of birth | ||||||||||||
| Native-born (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| First-generation immigrants | ||||||||||||
| Nordic or EU/EFTA Member States | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.24 | 1.31 |
| non-EU/EFTA European countries | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.79 |
| North America or Oceania | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.19 |
| Africa | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.71 |
| Asia | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.36 |
| Middle East | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.11 | 2.24 |
| Other | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.78 | 1.76 | 1.70 | 1.81 |
| c) Reason for immigration | ||||||||||||
| Native-born (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| First-generation immigrants | ||||||||||||
| Work | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.88 | |||
| Family reunification or humanitarian | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.75 | |||
| Other | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.11 | |||
EU/EFTA: European Union/European Free Trade Association; OIA: Occupational injuries due to accidents
CI: Confidence intervals, OR: Odds ratios
Model 1: Adjusted for sex, age and education level
Model 2: Adjusted for sex, age, education level and time since immigration
Model 3: Adjusted for sex, age, education level, time since immigration (only for overall and region of birth), job change in previous year, high-risk industry, and full-time employment