Table 2.

Odds ratios for having refrained from purchasing medicine due to financial reasons during the last three months (95% confidence intervals in brackets)

Group	OR 1 (95% CI)	OR 2 (95% CI)	OR 3 (95% CI)
Men	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Women	1.6 (1.4, 1.8)	1.6 (1.4, 1.8)	1.4 (1.2, 1.6)
18-34 years	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
35-49 years	0.9 (0.7, 1.0)	0.8 (0.7, 0.9)	0.8 (0.7, 1.0)
50-64 years	0.4 (0.3, 0.5)	0.3 (0.3, 0.4)	0.4 (0.4, 0.5)
65-84 years	0.3 (0.2, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.3 (0.2, 0.5)
Employed (18-64 yrs)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Self-employed	0.8 (0.5, 1.1)	0.8 (0.5, 1.1)	1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
Student	1.5 (1.2, 1.9)	1.5 (1.2, 1.9)	1.2 (0.9, 1.5)
Unemployed (18-64 yrs)	4.1 (3.3, 5.2)	3.6 (2.9, 4.5)	2.1 (1.7, 2.6)
On disability pension (18-64 yrs)	6.2 (5.2, 7.4)	3.3 (2.7, 4.0)	2.3 (1.9, 2.8)
Retired	1.4 (0.9, 2.2)	1.2 (0.8, 1.9)	1.2 (0.8, 1.9)
Born in Sweden	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Born in other Nordic countries	1.3 (1.0, 1.7)	1.3 (1.0, 1.6)	1.2 (0.9, 1.5)
Born outside Nordic countries	1.7 (1.4, 2.1)	1.8 (1.5, 2.2)	1.4 (1.1, 1.7)
Post-secondary education	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Secondary education	1.8 (1.5, 2.1)	1.8 (1.5, 2.1)	1.3 (1.1, 1.5)
Compulsory education	1.8 (1.5, 2.1)	1.8 (1.5, 2.2)	1.2 (1.0, 1.4)
No longstanding illness	-	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Longstanding illness	-	3.0 (2.6, 3.4)	2.7 (2.4, 3.1)
Have cash margin	-		1 (ref.)
No cash margin	-		6.7 (5.9, 7.7)

OR 1: adjusted for gender, age group, employment, country of birth and educational level.

OR 2: adjusted for gender, age group, employment, country of birth, educational level and longstanding illness.

OR 3: adjusted for gender, age group, employment, country of birth, educational level, longstanding illness and cash margin.