Table 2.
Prevalence rates for self-reported eczema within the socio-economic groups due to gender and age groups. Figures in percent. Odds Ratios controlling for age and gender are given.
| Socio-economic group | Age 20–59 | Age 20–59 | Age 20–39 | Odds-ratios controlling for age and gender Age 20–59 (CI95%) |
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| All | M | F | M | F | All | |
| Unskilled and semiskilled workers (n = 1760) | 15.7 | 9.2 | 19.5 | 11.3 | 25.5 | 1.12 (0.86–1.45) |
| Skilled workers (n = 1163) | 11.0 | 7.9 | 17.9 | 8.9 | 20.4 | 0.94 (0.70–1.25) |
| Assistant non-manual employees (n = 1336) | 17.1 | 11.1 | 20.7 | 12.8 | 25.3 | 1.29 (0.99–1.68) |
| Intermediate non-manual employees (n = 1431) | 15.0 | 9.4 | 19.7 | 11.1 | 23.4 | 1.17 (0.90–1.53) |
| Employed and self-employed professionals and higher servants and executives (n = 810) | 11.4 | 8.1 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 21.5 | * |
| Self-employed (other than professionals) (n = 195) | 8.2 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 0.81 (0.46–1.42) |
| Students (n = 665) | 17.6 | 13.4 | 20.9 | 13.6 | 22.4 | 1.10 (0.81–1.49) |
| Sickness and disability pensioners (n = 154) | 18.8 | 8.8 | 24.7 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 1.81 (1.13–2.89) |
| Long term unemployed (n = 281) | 18.9 | 9.9 | 27.9 | 9.2 | 33.3 | 1.40 (0.96–2.05) |
| Not classified (n = 674) | 12.9 | 7.0 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 20.1 | 0.93 (0.68–1.28) |
| All (n = 8469) | 14.6 | 9.1 | 19.7 | 11.2 | 23.8 | |
*Reference category in the Logistic Regression