Table 4.

Odds Ratios [OR (95% CI)] for Self-Reporting Psychiatric Illness or Psychosomatic Complaints in the Study Population (simultaneous adjustment for all the independent variables, except migration-related ones): SALLS 1994–2001

Variable	Level	OR (CI 95%) Self-reported psychiatric illness	OR (CI 95%) Self-reported psychosomatic complaints
Country of birth	Sweden	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Poland	2.17 (1.55–3.03)	2.27 (1.63–3.15)
	Other East European countries	2.17 (1.54–3.02)	1.44 (1.05–1.96)
	The former Soviet Union	1.09 (0.58–2.05)	1.16 (0.69–1.93)
Age	25–44	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	45–64	1.13 (1.06–1.20)	1.04 (0.99–1.10)
	65–84	1.14 (1.06–1.23)	0.88 (0.83–0.94)
Sex	Women	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Men	0.56 (0.52–0.59)	0.54 (0.52–0.57)
Marital status	Married/cohabiting	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Single	1.65 (1.56–1.76)	1.06 (1.01–1.11)
Social network	Good	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Poor	1.48 (1.38–1.59)	1.04 (0.98–1.10)
Occupation status	White-collar	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Lower white-collar	1.24 (1.14–1.35)	1.24 (1.16–1.33)
	Self-employed	1.09 (0.98–1.21)	1.37 (1.27–1.48)
	Students	1.47 (1.26–1.72)	1.18 (1.04–1.35)
	Blue-collar workers	1.21 (1.13–1.29)	1.52 (1.44–1.60)
Housing tenure	Ownership	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Renting	1.28 (1.20–1.36)	1.12 (1.07–1.18)
Smoking	No	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Yes	1.32 (1.24–1.41)	1.23 (1.16–1.30)

Abbreviations: SALLS, Swedish Annual Level of Living Survey; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.