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. 2012 Sep 6;12:745. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-745

Table 3.

Employment rates and odds ratios after three years in three cohorts starting with 1995, 2000 and 2005

  Cohort 1995, n % employed in 1998 OR (95% CI) 1998 Cohort 2000, n % employed in 2003 OR (95% CI) 2003 Cohort 2005, n % employed in 2008 OR (95% CI) 2008
Women
On long-term sick leave (>6 months)
  No (Ref.)
 2 255 328
 66.67
 1
 2 231 897
 68
 1
 2 244 034
 71.67
 1
  Yes
 65 735
 16.38
 0.09 (0.09–0.09)
 117 959
 16.04
 0.08 (0.08–0.08)
 113 721
 30.13
 0.16 (0.16–0.16)
Age in starting year
  20–25 years
 334 059
 56.77
 0.65 (0.64–0.65)
 297 638
 59.9
 0.66 (0.65–0.66)
 298 795
 63.29
 0.66 (0.65–0.66)
  26–30 years
 303 881
 61.92
 0.78 (0.77–0.78)
 286 907
 65.76
 0.80 (0.79–0.81)
 261 182
 69.93
 0.80 (0.79–0.81)
  31–35 years (Ref.)
 291 819
 67.16
 1
 307 864
 68.96
 1
 296 330
 73.34
 1
  36–40 years
 283 380
 73.38
 1.40 (1.38–1.42)
 294 525
 72.16
 1.24 (1.23–1.25)
 314 533
 76.41
 1.28 (1.27–1.30)
  41–45 years
 288 178
 75.21
 1.60 (1.58–1.62)
 284 498
 73.19
 1.36 (1.34–1.37)
 298 470
 76.13
 1.32 (1.30–1.33)
  46–50 years
 323 912
 73.56
 1.56 (1.54–1.58)
 287 583
 70.3
 1.21 (1.20–1.23)
 286 031
 73.46
 1.17 (1.15–1.18)
  51–55 years
 275 504
 66.57
 1.19 (1.18–1.20)
 320 446
 64.07
 0.97 (0.95–0.98)
 286 330
 67.79
 0.9 0(0.89–0.92)
  56–60 years
 220 330
 42.82
 0.46 (0.45–0.46)
 270 395
 47.81
 0.51 (0.50–0.51)
 316 084
 53.88
 0.51 (0.51–0.52)
Level of education
  Primary lower secondary (≤ 9 years) (Ref.)
 504 920
 50.10
 1
 388 871
 48.01
 1
 311 051
 47.22
 1
  Upper secondary
 1 176 542
 65.55
 1.92 (1.90–1.93)
 1 185 375
 64.92
 1.93 (1.91–1.94)
 1 139 270
 68.22
 2.32 (2.30–2.34)
  Post-secondary (<2 years)
 120 559
 67.53
 2.32 (2.29–2.36)
 128 214
 65.18
 1.92 (1.90–1.95)
 143 078
 69.86
 2.46 (2.43–2.50)
  Post-secondary (≥ 2 years)
 512 064
 78.77
 3.36 (3.33–3.39)
 637 284
 76.74
 3.39 (3.36–3.42)
 749 478
 79.44
 4.07 (4.04–4.11)
  Postgraduate
 6 978
 78.06
 3.04 (2.87–3.23)
 10 112
 77.5
 3.22 (3.07–3.38)
 14 878
 79.16
 3.58 (3.43–3.73)
Men
On long-term sick leave (> 6 months)
  No (Ref.)
 2 350 276
 73.01
 1
 2 360 584
 74.4
 1
 2 366 019
 78.21
 1
  Yes
 49 396
 17.63
 0.08 (0.08–0.08)
 68 253
 16.17
 0.07 (0.07–0.07)
 62 382
 29.14
 0.12 (0.12–0.12)
Age in starting year
  20–25 years
 347 672
 66.89
 0.61 (0.60–0.62)
 310 571
 67.7
 0.51 (0.50–0.51)
 312 779
 72.53
 0.51 (0.50–0.51)
  26–30 years
 318 854
 76.52
 0.98 (0.97–0.99)
 297 184
 78.93
 0.88 (0.87–0.90)
 269 869
 81.82
 0.83 (0.82–0.84)
  31–35 years (Ref.)
 305 771
 76.39
 1
 322 640
 80.2
 1
 305 433
 84.12
 1
  36–40 years
 294 014
 77.37
 1.09 (1.07–1.10)
 307 637
 78.32
 0.93 (0.92–0.94)
 327 724
 83.51
 1 .00(0.98–1.01)
  41–45 years
 297 273
 77.27
 1.11 (1.10–1.13)
 293 834
 77.41
 0.91 (0.90–0.92)
 309 668
 80.61
 0.86 (0.85–0.87)
  46-50 years
 331 770
 76.59
 1.11 (1.10–1.13)
 294 610
 75.13
 0.83 (0.82–0.84)
 293 398
 78.21
 0.77 (0.76–0.78)
  51–55 years
 285 155
 70.65
 0.85 (0.84–0.86)
 325 752
 70.22
 0.67 (0.66–0.67)
 291 146
 73.23
 0.6 0(0.59–0.61)
  56–60 years
 219 163
 46.31
 0.31 (0.30–0.31)
 276 609
 52.5
 0.31 (0.31–0.32)
 318 384
 49.49
 0.32 (0.32–0.33)
Level of education
  Primary/Lower secondary (≤ 9 years) (Ref.)
 605 325
 62.04
 1
 497 738
 61.5
 1
 422 340
 62.99
 1
  Upper secondary
 1 197 023
 72.24
 1.5 0(1.49–1.51)
 1 249 456
 73.4
 1.55 (1.54–1.56)
 1 248 122
 77.56
 1.83 (1.82–1.85)
  Post-secondary (< 2 years)
 202 211
 79.06
 2.05 (2.02–2.07)
 193 367
 76.95
 1.69 (1.67–1.71)
 197 471
 79.99
 2 .00(1.97–2.03)
  Post-secondary (≥ 2 years)
 372 795
 81.31
 2.35 (2.32–2.37)
 462 719
 80.83
 2.31 (2.29–2.33)
 531 896
 83.53
 2.57 (2.55–2.60)
  Postgraduate 22 318 84.07 3.04 (2.93–3.15) 25 557 83.23 2.84 (2.75–2.94) 28 572 82.55 2.42 (2.34–2.50)

By sex. All person in Sweden 20-60 years old. Consideration taken to age groups, levels of education, and having or not being on long-term sick leave during the starting year.