Table 2

Crude and adjusted HRs with 95% CIs for the associations between labour force status and mental diagnosis, stratified by cohort

CohortCrude HR (95% CI)Model 1
HR adjusted (95% CI)
Model 2
HR adjusted (95% CI)
Model 3
HR adjusted (95% CI)
Model 4
HR adjusted (95% CI)
Number of individuals with mental diagnosis/ number of individuals (%)
Crisis
 Full-time worker (ref)1.01.01.01.01.050/1698 (2.5)
 Unemployed
  Less than 3 months1.67 (1.15 to 2.44)1.74 (1.18 to 2.56)1.67 (1.13 to 2.47)1.69 (1.14 to 2.49)1.69 (1.14 to 2.49)59/1220 (4.8)
  3–6 months2.21 (1.45 to 3.37)2.30 (1.50 to 3.54)2.21 (1.44 to 3.40)2.20 (1.43 to 3.38)2.19 (1.43 to 3.37)38/596 (6.4)
  More than 6 months3.08 (1.97 to 4.82)3.27 (2.08 to 5.15)3.00 (1.90 to 4.73)2.81 (1.78 to 4.44)2.70 (1.71 to 4.28)31/354 (8.6)
 Economically inactive0.92 (0.60 to 1.40)0.94 (0.61 to 1.47)0.88 (0.57 to 1.38)0.94 (0.59 to 1.46)0.94 (0.60 to 1.48)37/1418 (2.6)
 Unstable labour force status1.14 (0.75 to 1.75)1.11 (0.72 to 1.72)1.10 (0.71 to 1.70)1.13 (0.73 to 1.75)1.12 (0.72 to 1.74)37/1124 (3.3)
Non-crisis
 Full-time worker (ref)1.01.01.01.01.094/3440 (2.7)
 Unemployed
  Less than 3 months2.06 (1.51 to 2.82)2.09 (1.52 to 2.86)1.98 (1.44 to 2.72)1.94 (1.41 to 2.66)1.92 (1.40 to 2.63)68/1237 (5.5)
  3–6 months3.19 (2.13 to 4.79)3.15 (2.09 to 4.74)2.78 (1.84 to 4.20)2.71 (1.79 to 4.09)2.60 (1.72 to 3.94)31/367 (8.4)
  More than 6 months4.17 (2.52 to 6.90)4.05 (2.44 to 6.72)3.50 (2.10 to 5.82)3.36 (2.01 to 5.61)3.33 (2.00 to 5.57)18/166 (10.8)
 Economically inactive1.19 (0.83 to 1.71)1.24 (0.86 to 1.80)1.19 (0.82 to 1.72)1.19 (0.82 to 1.74)1.22 (0.83 to 1.77)43/1359 (3.2)
 Unstable labour force status1.19 (0.84 to 1.67)1.25 (0.88 to 1.78)1.24 (0.87 to 1.76)1.24 (0.87 to 1.77)1.24 (0.87 to 1.76)51/1593 (3.2)
  • Crude analysis: unadjusted model.

  • Model 1: adjusted for sex, age and country of birth.

  • Model 2: additional adjustments for prior own mental diagnosis before exposure and assessment by the Labour Force Survey.

  • Model 3: additional adjustments for parental socioeconomic index and parental education.

  • Model 4: additional adjustments for parents’ mental health.