Table 2.
Means and percentages* at baseline for demographic factors, negative affect and outcomes measures by employment status 18 months after privatisation. Figures are means (95% confidence interval)
| Secure re-employment (n=165) | Insecure re-employment (n=155) | Permanent exit from employment (n=118) | Unemployment (n=101) | P value for test of heterogeneity among categories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic measures: | |||||
| Age (years) | 42.4 (41.6 to 43.3) | 42.6 (41.8 to 43.4) | 50.9 (50.1 to 51.7) | 45.4 (44.3 to 46.4) | 0.001 |
| High employment grade (%) | 37.5 (33.4 to 45.7) | 22.0 (15.0 to 29.0) | 22.3 (13.3 to 31.3) | 16.3 (9.4 to 23.2) | 0.001 |
| Married or cohabiting (%) | 83.9 (77.7 to 90.1) | 84.7 (78.6 to 90.7) | 71.9 (51.9 to 91.8) | 77.9 (69.5 to 86.3) | 0.69 |
| Health measures: | |||||
| Self rated health average or worse (%) | 18.9 (12.2 to 25.5) | 19.6 (12.5 to 26.7) | 16.0 (7.4 to 24.6) | 36.2 (26.7 to 45.7) | 0.006 |
| Longstanding illness (%) | 30.7 (21.7 to 39.7) | 34.6 (26.0 to 43.3) | 29.0 (18.5 to 39.4) | 29.8 (20.3 to 39.2) | 0.57 |
| Symptom score | 1.72 (1.4 to 2.0) | 2.07 (1.7 to 2.4) | 2.82 (2.0 to 3.7) | 2.62 (2.1 to 3.1) | 0.04 |
| No of health problems | 1.10 (0.9 to 1.3) | 1.07 (0.9 to 1.3) | 1.66 (1.1 to 2.2) | 1.52 (1.2 to 1.8) | <0.001 |
| General health questionnaire score | 1.39 (1.0 to 1.8) | 1.43 (1.0 to 1.8) | 1.90 (0.8 to 3.0) | 2.19 (1.6 to 2.8) | 0.01 |
| Financial strain: | |||||
| Financial strain score | 1.76 (1.5 to 2.1) | 2.04 (1.7 to 2.4) | 1.86 (0.0 to 3.7) | 1.78 (1.3 to 2.2) | 0.18 |
| Psychosocial measures: | |||||
| ⩾2 life events in past year (%) | 29.4 (21.9 to 36.8) | 37.5 (28.8 to 46.2) | 49.0 (30.1 to 67.9) | 34.4 (24.9 to 44.0) | 0.52 |
| Negative affect (%) | 17.1 (10.3 to 23.9) | 25.3 (17.3 to 33.4) | 14.9 (5.8 to 24.0) | 18.2 (10.0 to 26.4) | 0.52 |
| External locus of control (%) | 2.6 (−1.2 to 6.3) | 0.6 (−0.6 to 1.7) | 2.8 (0.2 to 5.4) | 4.7 (0.4 to 9.0) | 0.55 |
| Health behaviours: | |||||
| Alcohol intake over recommended limits (%) | 10.7 (6.7 to 14.7) | 6.6 (3.2 to 10.0) | 8.9 (1.1 to 16.6) | 9.8 (4.0 to 15.6) | 0.47 |
| Current smoking (%) | 7.9 (3.6 to 12.1) | 14.8 (8.4 to 21.2) | 23.0 (5.1 to 40.9) | 13.1 (6.5 to 19.7) | 0.51 |
| Hour or more vigorous exercise/week (%) | 59.0 (50.5 to 67.5) | 53.4 (45.0 to 61.9) | 35.6 (25.2 to 45.9) | 50.1 (40.5 to 59.8) | 0.53 |
*
Adjusted for age (except age) and sex.