Table 3.
Effect of Multimorbidity on the Specific Transitions Reducing Full-Time Paid Employment
| Part-time work | Partial retirement | |
|---|---|---|
| SHR (95% CI) | SHR (95% CI) | |
| Multimorbidity | ||
| No CHC | Ref | Ref |
| One CHC | 0.85 (0.72, 1.00)* | 1.22 (1.03, 1.44)* |
| Multimorbidity | 0.89 (0.75, 1.05) | 1.45 (1.22, 1.72)** |
| Age (years) | ||
| 50–54 | Ref | Ref |
| 55–59 | 1.04 (0.91, 1.21) | 1.49 (1.29, 1.72)** |
| 60–64 | 0.79 (0.58, 1.07) | 2.46 (1.99, 3.04)** |
| Gender | ||
| Male | Ref | Ref |
| Female | 1.95 (1.70, 2.24)** | 0.81 (0.70, 0.93)** |
| Race | ||
| White | Ref | Ref |
| African American | 1.24 (1.04, 1.47)* | 0.68 (0.55, 0.84)** |
| Other | 1.16 (0.88, 1.53) | 0.58 (0.39, 0.87)** |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | Ref | Ref |
| Not married | 0.84 (0.71, 0.98)* | 0.94 (0.78, 1.13) |
| Education | ||
| College | Ref | Ref |
| Some college | 0.88 (0.74, 1.06) | 0.81 (0.68, 0.97)* |
| HS graduate | 0.92 (0.77, 1.10) | 0.80 (0.67, 0.94)** |
| Less than HS | 1.13 (0.91, 1.39) | 0.67 (0.53, 0.85)** |
| Wealth | ||
| Q1 (high) | Ref | Ref |
| Q2 | 0.85 (0.71, 1.02) | 0.86 (0.72, 1.02) |
| Q3 | 0.83 (0.69, 1.01) | 0.81 (0.67, 0.98)* |
| Q4 (low) | 1.14 (0.93, 1.39) | 0.67 (0.53, 0.84)** |
Notes:CHC = chronic health condition; CI = confidence interval; HS = high school; Q = quartile; SHR = sub-distribution hazard ratio.
*p < .05. **p < .01.