Table 2

Odds ratios (OR) for daily smoking, high alcohol consumption, psychological, and somatic symptoms at age 30 for early and late unemployment, working class background as well as selective factors (daily smoking at age 16 tested against daily smoking at 30; excess alcohol consumption at age 21 tested against excess alcohol consumption at age 30, etc). Adjustment made for all variables in the table. The 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are given

Daily smokingExcess alcohol consumptionPsychological symptomsSomatic symptoms
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CI
Early unemployment
    No11111111
    Yes3.52.0 to 6.22.41.3 to 4.31.60.9 to 2.91.60.9 to 2.92.61.4 to 4.71.91.0 to 3.51.71.0 to 3.01.20.7 to 2.0
Late unemployment
    No11111111
    Yes1.71.0 to 2.81.10.6 to 1.91.10.7 to 1.81.40.8 to 2.51.50.9 to 2.61.50.8 to 2.61.61.0 to 2.51.40.9 to 2.3
Selection
    No11111111
    Yes6.34.0 to 105.83.8 to 8.92.31.5 to 3.52.61.6 to 4.23.72.0 to 6.63.22.0 to 5.11.91.3 to 2.92.21.5 to 3.2
Working class background
    No111111111
    Yes1.00.7 to 1.61.00.7 to 1.50.80.5 to 1.11.00.6 to 1.51.20.8 to 1.90.80.5 to 1.31.20.8 to 1.80.90.6 to 1.3