Table 4

 Model 3: the effects of detailed transitions from non-employment to employment on psychological distress*—multivariate models

Transition type‡MenWomen
OR† (95% CI)OR† (95% CI)
Number of transitions  = 6204 men and 7155 women. *12-item GHQ score ⩾3; †adjusted for age, sick, and the presence of psychological distress before the transition occurring; ‡long term illness to employed not presented because only a small number of these transitions occurred; §reference category.
Non-employed to non-employed§1.001.00
Unemployed to employed0.87 (0.69 to 1.08)0.79 (0.64 to 0.97)
Retired to employed0.95 (0.43 to 2.09)1.35 (0.77 to 2.38)
Study to employed0.62 (0.41 to 0.92)0.86 (0.64 to 1.15)
Maternity leave to employed0.76 (0.49 to 1.17)
Family care to employed0.77 (0.63 to 0.95)