Table 2 Associations of demographics, type of employment contract, and sickness absence with job termination by 1997, expressed as odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
| OR* | (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 51 to 54 | 1.00 | |
| 41 to 50 | 1.06 | (0.91 to 1.24) |
| 31 to 40 | 1.51 | (1.29 to 1.75) |
| 16 to 30 | 2.46 | (2.11 to 2.87) |
| Sex | ||
| Women | 1.00 | |
| Men | 1.25 | (1.15 to 1.35) |
| Income (quartiles)† | ||
| Highest | 1.00 | |
| 2nd | 0.79 | (0.71 to 0.88) |
| 3rd | 0.69 | (0.61 to 0.79) |
| Lowest | 1.08 | (0.95 to 1.23) |
| Occupational grade | ||
| Higher grade non‐manual | 1.00 | |
| Lower grade non‐manual | 1.08 | (0.97 to 1.19) |
| Manual | 1.30 | (1.15 to 1.47) |
| Employer | ||
| Public hospital | 1.00 | |
| Municipality | 1.30 | (1.17 to 1.44) |
| Urbanisation level | ||
| Urban town | 1.00 | |
| Rural town | 1.03 | (0.92 to 1.14) |
| Type of employment contract | ||
| Permanent | 1.00 | |
| Temporary | 7.68 | (7.08 to 8.33) |
| Sickness absence per person‐year | ||
| 0–15 days | 1.00 | |
| >15 days | 1.62 | (1.50 to 1.75) |
*Fully adjusted model.
†Cut off points for quartiles: 1397€, 1507€, and 1845€ for women; 1539€, 1829€, and 2181€ for men.