Table 2.
Non-linear Oaxaca decomposition of mental health (GHQ) gap between native-born and foreign-born in Sweden
| GHQ foreign-born, mean (=n) | .38 | (4496) |
| GHQ native-born, mean (=n) | .31 | (60681) |
| Difference in GHQ | .07* | |
| Explanatory variables | Contribution to explained health gap (%) | |
| Labour market position a | ||
| Unemployed | .007* | 10% |
| Outside the labour market | .011* | 15% |
| Economic hardship | ||
| Difficulty making ends meet | .012* | 16% |
| Low cash margin | .006* | 8% |
| Psychosocial working conditions | ||
| Lack of support from co-workers | −.000 | 0% |
| Lack of support from manager | .000* | 1% |
| Low job satisfaction | .005* | 7% |
| Social relations | ||
| Low social activity | .014* | 20% |
| Low social support | .012* | 16% |
| Low practical support | .005* | 7% |
| Low trust in others | .012* | 17% |
| Experiences of discrimination | .006* | 8% |
| Sociodemographic characteristics a | ||
| Women | −.000 | 0% |
| Married/cohabiting | .001* | 1% |
| Age | .000 | 0% |
| Blue-collar occupational class | −.001* | −1% |
| Income | .000 | 0% |
| Education | ||
| Secondary education | −.001 | −1% |
| Post-secondary education | .001* | 2% |
The results are presented as log odds (%). The relative contribution of each explanatory variables was calculated as the share (%) of the total difference in psychological distress
*denotes p < 0.05
aemployed, men, not married or cohabiting, white-collar occupational class, compulsory education as reference categories