Table 4.

Effect of Multimorbidity on the Specific Transitions Leaving Full-Time Paid Employment

	Disability	Unemployed	Economic inactivity	Full retirement
	SHR (95% CI)	SHR (95% CI)	SHR (95% CI)	SHR (95% CI)
Multimorbidity
No CHC	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
One CHC	1.50 (0.98, 2.30)	1.04 (0.83, 1.29)	0.75 (0.52, 1.08)	1.26 (1.13, 1.41)**
Multimorbidity	1.84 (1.21, 2.78)**	1.18 (0.94, 1.48)	0.90 (0.62, 1.31)	1.63 (1.47, 1.81)**
Age (years)
50–54	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
55–59	0.91 (0.66, 1.26)	0.75 (0.61, 0.92)**	0.52 (0.37, 0.74)**	1.56 (1.43, 1.70)**
60–64	0.34 (0.14, 0.82)*	0.75 (0.47, 1.22)	0.33 (0.17, 0.63)**	2.70 (2.33, 3.14)**
Gender
Male	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female	0.93 (0.67, 1.30)	0.91 (0.75, 1.10)	2.01 (1.40, 2.89)**	0.94 (0.86, 1.03)
Race
White	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
African American	1.62 (1.13, 2.33)**	0.88 (0.68, 1.12)	1.10 (0.71, 1.70)	1.10 (0.98, 1.23)
Other	1.14 (0.55, 2.35)	1.58 (1.16, 2.15)**	1.33 (0.84, 2.11)	0.90 (0.74 (1.11)
Marital status
Married	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Not married	1.29 (0.89, 1.87)	1.22 (0.99, 1.51)	1.48 (1.01, 2.18)*	1.01 (0.90, 1.12)
Education
College	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Some college	2.74 (1.60, 4.72)**	1.10 (0.86, 1.41)	1.19 (0.73, 1.93)	1.17 (1.04, 1.32)*
HS graduate	2.23 (1.35, 3.70)**	0.89 (0.69, 1.15)	1.09 (0.67, 1.79)	1.50 (1.34, 1.68)**
Less than HS	2.85 (1.60, 5.08)**	0.90 (0.66, 1.23)	3.30 (2.00, 5.43)**	1.50 (1.31, 1.72)**
Wealth
Q1 (high)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Q2	0.89 (0.52, 1.53)	1.08 (0.82, 1.43)	1.06 (0.67, 1.68)	1.24 (1.11, 1.40)**
Q3	1.03 (0.60, 1.78)	1.40 (1.06, 1.84)*	1.14 (0.72, 1.82)	1.09 (0.97, 1.23)
Q4 (low)	1.75 (1.03, 2.98)*	1.59 (1.19, 2.12)**	1.19 (0.73, 1.96)	0.79 (0.69, 0.91)**

Notes: CHC = chronic health condition; CI = confidence interval; HS = high school; Q = quartile; SHR = sub-distribution hazard ratio.

*p < .05. **p < .01.