Hazard ratios (95% CI) for onset of limiting illness in the British household panel survey 1991–2001
| Men (n = 2335) | Women (n = 2296) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onsets/person years | Age adjusted | Fully adjusted | Onsets/person years | Age adjusted | Fully adjusted | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married or cohabiting | 791/14607 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 849/14609 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other | 195/3610 | 1.20 (1.02 to 1.41) | 0.99 (0.84 to 1.17) | 255/3960 | 1.16 (1.01 to 1.34) | 1.08 (0.94 to 1.25) |
| Social class | ||||||
| (1) Higher professional/managerial | 75/3020 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 22/974 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| (2) Lower professional/managerial | 156/4409 | 1.34 (1.02 to 1.77) | 1.09 (0.83 to 1.45) | 274/5093 | 2.21 (1.43 to 3.41) | 2.14 (1.38 to 3.32) |
| (3) Intermediate occupations | 93/1395 | 2.67 (1.97 to 3.62) | 1.83 (1.33 to 2.51) | 180/4289 | 1.77 (1.14 to 2.76) | 1.67 (1.06 to 2.66) |
| (4) Small employers and own account | 151/2727 | 1.98 (1.50 to 2.61) | 1.47 (1.09 to 1.98) | 86/1188 | 2.86 (1.79 to 4.57) | 2.42 (1.49 to 3.94) |
| (5) Lower supervisory and technical | 163/2669 | 2.46 (1.87 to 3.24) | 1.75 (1.30 to 2.35) | 75/1080 | 2.84 (1.76 to 4.57) | 2.37 (1.45 to 3.89) |
| (6) Semi-routine occupations | 133/1753 | 2.86 (2.15 to 3.79) | 1.73 (1.26 to 2.37) | 251/3370 | 3.00 (1.94 to 4.65) | 2.54 (1.61 to 4.02) |
| (7) Routine occupations | 215/2244 | 3.76 (2.89 to 4.90) | 2.27 (1.69 to 3.04) | 216/2575 | 3.45 (2.22 to 5.35) | 2.59 (1.62 to 4.13) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 557/16008 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 594/14071 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unemployed | 108/986 | 3.32 (2.69 to 4.08) | 2.41 (1.92 to 3.01) | 43/443 | 2.29 (1.68 to 3.12) | 2.06 (1.50 to 2.81) |
| Inactive | 321/1223 | 6.88 (5.90 to 8.03) | 5.83 (4.96 to 6.85) | 467/4055 | 2.82 (2.50 to 3.19) | 2.51 (2.20 to 2.86) |
| Highest qualification | ||||||
| NVQ level 5 or more | 81/2803 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 109/2104 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| NVQ level 4 | 251/5293 | 1.49 (1.16 to 1.91) | 1.21 (0.93 to 1.57) | 250/4389 | 1.05 (0.84 to 1.32) | 0.88 (0.70 to 1.11) |
| NVQ level 3 | 87/2225 | 1.37 (1.01 to 1.85) | 0.93 (0.68 to 1.28) | 106/1828 | 1.17 (0.90 to 1.54) | 0.94 (0.71 to 1.25) |
| NVQ level 2 | 212/3358 | 2.18 (1.69 to 2.82) | 1.42 (1.07 to 1.87) | 298/5920 | 0.94 (0.76 to 1.18) | 0.73 (0.57 to 0.94) |
| NVQ level 1 | 95/1417 | 2.29 (1.70 to 3.09) | 1.48 (1.07 to 2.04) | 53/897 | 1.28 (0.92 to 1.77) | 0.81 (0.57 to 1.15) |
| None | 260/3121 | 2.40 (1.86 to 3.10) | 1.24 (0.93 to 1.65) | 293/3431 | 1.39 (1.11 to 1.74) | 0.80 (0.61 to 1.04) |
| Household equivalent income | ||||||
| Highest tertile | 213/6440 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 270/5905 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Middle tertile | 295/6184 | 1.51 (1.26 to 1.80) | 1.11 (0.92 to 1.33) | 302/6008 | 1.13 (0.96 to 1.33) | 1.02 (0.86 to 1.20) |
| Lowest tertile | 478/5593 | 2.92 (2.47 to 3.44) | 1.40 (1.16 to 1.69) | 532/6576 | 1.99 (1.71 to 2.31) | 1.34 (1.13 to 1.59) |