Risk ratios (95% CIs) for socioemotional problem behaviour by mothers’ employment status trajectories, unadjusted and adjusted for early covariates and father employment, low household income and mothers’ psychological distress at 7 years
| Unadjusted RR | + Covariates from birth to 9 months‡ | + Fathers’ employment (or no father figure) at 7 years | + Low household income at 7 years | + Mothers’ psychological distress at 7 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | |
| Employment status trajectories | |||||
| Continuous employment | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| A single transition into employment | 1.29 (1.05 to 1.59)* | 1.01 (0.81 to 1.24) | 1.00 (0.81 to 1.24) | 1.00 (0.80 to 1.23) | 0.97 (0.79 to 1.20) |
| Multiple transitions, concluding in employment | 1.24 (0.98 to 1.57) | 1.06 (0.84 to 1.35) | 1.06 (0.84 to 1.35) | 1.06 (0.83 to 1.34) | 1.01 (0.80 to 1.27) |
| Multiple transitions, concluding in non-employment | 2.10 (1.67 to 2.64)*** | 1.39 (1.09 to 1.78)** | 1.35 (1.05 to 1.72)* | 1.31 (1.02 to 1.68)* | 1.14 (0.90 to 1.45) |
| A single transition into non-employment | 1.98 (1.57 to 2.51)*** | 1.65 (1.30 to 2.08)*** | 1.63 (1.29 to 2.05)*** | 1.59 (1.26 to 2.01)*** | 1.36 (1.09 to 1.71)** |
| Continuous non-employment | 2.61 (2.20 to 3.09)*** | 1.58 (1.30 to 1.90)*** | 1.48 (1.22 to 1.79)*** | 1.43 (1.18 to 1.75)*** | 1.26 (1.03 to 1.53)* |
N=10 433.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
‡Lone parenthood at 9 months; mothers’ highest qualification at 9 months; mothers’ age at child's birth.