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. 2021 May 20;9:616191. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.616191

Table 3.

Association between family financial strain and health by welfare state typology and gender.

Men
Continental N = 5,142 Anglo-Saxon N = 1,995 Eastern Europe N = 2,592 Southern Europe N = 2,800 Nordic N = 627
% aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI
Poor self-perceived health status
No financial strain 10.3 1 11.6 1 13.8 1 16.8 1 13.2 1
Financial strain 19.1 2.22 1.82–2.70c 19.8 1.79 1.27–2.52b 24.3 1.80 1.42–2.28c 22.8 1.28 1.02–1.60a 18.7 1.28 0.64–2.54
Poor psychological well-being
No financial strain 7.1 1 17.8 1 10.9 1 8.9 1 10.4 1
Financial strain 19.3 3.05 2.49–3.74c 25.1 1.57 1.17–2.11b 18.6 1.77 1.38–2.26c 14.9 1.85 1.41–2.41c 24.0 3.56 1.84–6.88c
Women
Continental N = 5,109 Anglo-Saxon N = 1,919 Eastern Europe N = 2,871 Southern Europe N = 2,746 Nordic N = 580
% aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI % aOR 95% CI
Poor self-perceived health status
No financial strain 9.0 1 7.6 1 13.6 1 19.2 1 7.9 1
Financial strain 21.8 2.97 2.45–3.61c 9.6 1.38 0.91–2.10 24.2 1.86 1.51–2.31c 21.6 1.24 1.00–1.53a 17.1 2.61 1.19–5.72a
Poor psychological well-being
No financial strain 10.5 1 19.5 1 10.5 1 10.4 1 13.0 1
Financial strain 23.5 2.75 2.30–3.28c 31.7 2.56 1.94–3.37c 21.1 2.01 1.60–2.51a 17.7 1.74 1.37–2.22c 18.3 1.36 0.66–2.79

Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). 6th European Working Conditions Survey, 2015.

Note: % refers to the prevalence of in each category.

a

P < 0.05;

b

P < 0.01;

c

P < 0.001; odds ratios are adjusted for sociodemographic factors, employment and household characteristics.