TABLE 4.

Odds ratio for employment status and inadequate health literacy (weighted data).

Employment status (Reference “employed”)	Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted for socio demographic variables a OR (95% CI)
Unemployment benefits	1.89 (1.33–2.70)	1.78 (1.23–2.56)
Social assistance	1.85 (1.28–2.68)	1.49 (1.01–2.17)
Employment and support allowance	1.57 (1.24–1.98)	1.61 (1.25–2.07)
Sickness benefit	1.54 (1.18–2.00)	1.53 (1.17–2.01)
Retirement pension	0.93 (0.82–1.05)	1.34 (1.06–1.71)
Voluntary early retirement pension	0.77 (0.59–1.02)	0.97 (0.72–1.29)
Others	1.14 (0.93–1.39)	1.04 (0.85–1.27)

^a Adjusted for age group, sex, cohabitation, education group, immigrant status and household income.