Table 5

Structural living conditions: associations with levels and changes of disability

Repeated prevalence model5-150Longitudinal change model5-151
CoefficientStandard errorOverall p valueCoefficientStandard errorOverall p value
Housing conditions0.0610.776
 Three problems versus none0.9480.4030.0610.083
Neighbourhood conditions0.1170.953
 Three problems versus none0.7310.393−0.0050.054
Physical working conditions0.0040.823
 >Five problems versus none0.1870.320−0.0260.068
Job control0.0020.794
 Five problems versus none−0.1020.510−0.1000.109
Job demands<0.0010.812
 High versus low−0.1860.443−0.0570.063
Social support at work0.0180.627
 Very little versus much0.1940.356−0.0370.067
Financial problems<0.0010.680
 Great problems versus none2.9410.5460.0300.081
Position in labour market<0.0010.632
 Unemployed versus paid work0.8810.4320.0580.074
  • 5-150 Adjusted for age, gender and chronic disease in 1991 by severity category, and year of measurement (1991–1997).

  • 5-151 Adjusted for age, gender and chronic disease in 1991 by severity category, year of measurement (1991–1997), and the interactions between the determinant of interest and age and between age and year of measurement.