Table 3.
Total, natural direct and natural indirect effect (NDE and NIE) of education on less than good self-rated health (N=15 028) with working conditions as mediators. [RR=relative risk; CI=confidence interval]
| Low versus middle socioeconomic position | Low versus high socioeconomic position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 95% CI | Proportion mediated % | RR | 95% CI | Proportion mediated % | |
| Physically demanding job a | ||||||
| NIE | 1.06 | 1.01–1.11 | 38 | 1.08 | 1.00–1.16 | 24 |
| NDE | 1.11 | 1.02–1.20 | 1.37 | 1.23–1.51 | ||
| Lack of job control a | ||||||
| NIE | 1.04 | 0.99–1.08 | 24 | 1.06 | 0.99–1.12 | 16 |
| NDE | 1.13 | 1.04–1.22 | 1.40 | 1.26–1.54 | ||
| Lack of rewards a | ||||||
| NIE | 1.01 | 0.97–1.25 | 7 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.04 | –2 |
| NDE | 1.16 | 1.07–1.25 | 1.49 | 1.35–1.63 | ||
| Total effect | 1.17 | 1.09–1.25 | 1.48 | 1.37–1.60 | ||
a
Adjusted for self-rated health at baseline, cohabitation, age, country, sex and wave.