Table 2.
Comparison between legal status/contract type and two health outcomes of interest in females (ITSAL Project, Spain 2008)
| Legal/contract situation | Poor self-rated health | Poor mental health | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cOR (95%CI) | aORa (95% CI) | cOR (95% CI) | aORa (95%CI) | |
| Spanish-born | ||||
| Permanent contract | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Temporary contract | 1.27 (0.53–3.08) | 1.18 (0.47–2.97) | 1.48 (0.81–2.72) | 1.20 (0.63–2.27) |
| No contract | 1.68 (0.54–5.21) | 1.32 (0.41–4.27) | 1.34 (0.57–3.14) | 1.11 (0.50–2.48) |
| Foreign-born, documented (time in Spain ≤3 years) | ||||
| Permanent contract | 1.47 (0.48–4.55) | 1.55 (0.49–4.85) | 0.60 (0.23–1.59) | 0.61 (0.29–1.27) |
| Temporary contract | 2.29 (0.95–5.54) | 2.06 (0.81–5.22) | 1.85 (0.95–3.60) | 1.46 (0.72–2.94) |
| No contract | 0.57 (0.69–4.72) | 0.53 (0.62–4.59) | 0.92 (0.28–3.02) | 0.71 (0.20–2.50) |
| Foreign-born, undocumented (time in Spain >3 years) | 1.82 (084–3.96) | 1.32 (0.57–3.01) | 1.24 (0.70–2.19) | 1.05 (0.56–1.98) |
| Foreign-born, documented (rest) | ||||
| Permanent contract | 1.99 (0.95–4.14) | 1.81 (0.85–3.84) | 0.74 (0.42–1.30) | 0.59 (0.32–1.07) |
| Temporary contract | 2.38 (1.18–4.81) | 2.36 (1.13–4.91) | 1.27 (0.76–2.13) | 0.99 (0.57–1.71) |
| No contract | 5.00 (2.18–11.47) | 4.63 (1.95–10.97) | 2.41 (1.22–4.75) | 1.93 (0.95–3.92) |
| Foreign-born, undocumented (rest) | 2.81 (1.20–6.90) | 2.53 (0.98–6.53) | 0.95 (0.45–2.01) | 0.73 (0.32–1.66) |
aAdjusted for age and education