Table 2.
Anxiousness (score in the upper quartile) in the forties according to exposure to unemployment at age 21-25 during the boom in 1986-1990 (Cohort65) and during the recession in 1994-1998 (Cohort73)
| Exposure | Cohort65 | Cohort73 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxi | OR (1) | OR (2) | OR (3) | Anxi | OR (1) | OR (2) | OR (3) | |
| Zero | 21 % | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 % | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Low | 28 % | 1.46 (0.95-2.24) | 1.45 (0.94-2.24) | 1.28 (0.82-1.99) | 24 % | 1.59 (1.01-2.50) | 1.59 (1.01-2.51) | 1.63 (1.01-2.62) |
| High | 41 % | 2.65 (1.81-3.88) | 2.65 (1.80-3.92) | 2.19 (1.46-3.30) | 31 % | 2.25 (1.45-3.47) | 2.33 (1.50-3.63) | 2.13 (1.33-3.39) |
(1) Unadjusted
(2) Adjusted for sex
(3) adjusted for (2) + baseline anxiousness + recent (last three year’s) unemployment at follow-up