TABLE 3.
Health characteristics of marginal part‐time workers compared with full‐time workers (n = 34 960)
| 8 to <15 hours/week | 32‐40 hours/week (reference) | Crude | Model 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Poor self‐rated health | 253 | 17.7 | 2402 | 7.5 | 2.65 | 2.30‐3.05 | <.001 | 3.05 | 2.55‐3.64 | <.001 |
| Treatment‐requiring illness | 647 | 45.8 | 11 205 | 35.4 | 1.54 | 1.39‐1.72 | <.001 | 1.98 | 1.73‐2.26 | <.001 |
| Depressive symptoms | 281 | 21.0 | 3119 | 10.8 | 2.19 | 1.91‐2.51 | <.001 | 1.72 | 1.45‐2.05 | <.001 |
| Stress | 274 | 19.2 | 4684 | 14.7 | 1.38 | 1.20‐1.58 | <.001 | 1.19 | 1.00‐1.41 | .048 |
| High sleep disturbance | 647 | 45.2 | 12 748 | 40.0 | 1.24 | 1.12‐1.38 | <.001 | 1.12 | 0.98‐1.27 | .099 |
| Pain | 1123 | 78.4 | 24 265 | 76.1 | 1.14 | 1.00‐1.30 | .047 | 1.13 | 0.96‐1.33 | .156 |
Reference group: 32‐40 hours/week. Model 1: adjusted for gender, age, SES, and treatment‐requiring illness (not in the outcome: treatment‐requiring illness).
%: The percentage of workers reporting the outcome within marginal part‐time workers and full‐time workers.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.