Association between municipal revenue, local unemployment rate, and sickness absence at baseline
| Number | Self certified sickness absence | Medically certified sickness absence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spells* | RR (95% CI)† | Spells* | RR (95% CI)† | ||
| *Number of sickness absence spells/person year in 1999. †Adjusted for age, employee income, type of employment contract, employer, and urbanisation level. | |||||
| Men | |||||
| Municipal revenue (€1000) | |||||
| High (3.2–3.5) | 4750 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 1.00 |
| Average (3.1–3.2) | 4090 | 0.90 | 0.91 (0.87 to 0.95) | 0.56 | 0.84 (0.80 to 0.90) |
| Low (2.8–3.1) | 5239 | 0.97 | 0.97 (0.93 to 1.01) | 0.70 | 1.08 (1.03 to 1.14) |
| Local unemployment rate (%) | |||||
| Low (>8–13) | 4043 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 1.00 |
| Average (>13–14) | 7337 | 0.94 | 0.84 (0.81 to 0.88) | 0.66 | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.10) |
| High (>14–18) | 2699 | 0.81 | 0.75 (0.71 to 0.79) | 0.59 | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.11) |
| Women | |||||
| Municipal revenue (€1000) | |||||
| High (3.2-3.5) | 17909 | 1.53 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 1.00 |
| Average (3.1-3.2) | 13333 | 1.47 | 0.94 (0.92 to 0.96) | 0.78 | 0.91 (0.89 to 0.94) |
| Low (2.8-3.1) | 14839 | 1.42 | 0.96 (0.94 to 0.98) | 0.79 | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.02) |
| Local unemployment rate (%) | |||||
| Low (>8–13) | 15280 | 1.69 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 1.00 |
| Average (>13–14) | 12213 | 1.37 | 0.84 (0.82 to 0.86) | 0.73 | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.03) |
| High (>14–18) | 18588 | 1.38 | 0.83 (0.82 to 0.85) | 0.85 | 1.14 (1.11 to 1.17) |