Table 6

Association between unemployment >89 days and all-cause and cause-specific mortality 1995–8 and 1999–2003, respectively

Follow-up 1995–8All-cause mortality (n = 222)Violent death (n = 66)Suicide (n = 45)Violent death other than suicide (n = 21)Non-violent death (n = 156)CVD (n = 61)
HR (95% CI)HR (95 CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)
Crude2.39 (1.76 to 3.26)3.56 (2.12 to 5.97)3.1 (1.63 to 5.9)4.69 (1.94 to 11.31)1.97 (1.33 to 2.90)1.68 (0.87 to 3.22)
Adjusted*1.57 (1.13 to 2.18)2.16 (1.24 to 3.78)1.76 (0.89 to 3.50)3.46 (1.33 to 9.00)1.34 (0.88 to 2.01)1.10 (0.56 to 2.18)
    % reduction of HR605565336485
Follow-up 1999 to 2003(n = 449)(n = 64)(n = 40)(n = 24)(n = 385)(n = 163)
Crude1.69 (1.33 to 2.15)1.42 (0.72 to 2.79)1.36 (0.57 to 3.23)1.54 (0.53 to 4.50)1.74 (1.34 to 2.25)1.73 (1.17 to 2.58)
Adjusted*1.17 (0.91 to 1.50)1.00 (0.5 to 2.03)1.02 (0.42 to 2.53)0.98 (0.32 to 2.99)1.19 (0.91 to 1.56)1.07 (0.71 to 1.62)
    % reduction of HR7699941007290
  • Crude and fully adjusted hazard ratios (HR) with 95% CIs.

  • *Crowded housing 1960, parental class 1960 Risk use of alcohol 1969, smoking 1969, psychiatric diagnosis 1969, emotional control 1969 and contact with police 1969, psychiatric diagnosis 1973–91, education 1990, socioeconomic position 1990, income 1990–1 and insured sickness absence 1990–1.

  • Values in bold and italic represent the attenuation of the hazard ratio.