Table 3

 Multivariate models with different time windows of significant determinants of becoming unemployed among subjects from the European Household Panel Survey with at least two consecutive previous years of employment before becoming unemployed

DeterminantYears before becoming unemployed
1 year2 years3 years4 years
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
n/a = not available in data collection.
*Wald’s χ2 test, p<0.05.
†Significant interaction.
n (stayed employed)47 37836 61030 70628 780
n (became unemployed)27001629515427
Poor health–low education†2.2 (1.8 to 2.6)*2.5 (2.0 to 3.1)*2.3 (1.6 to 3.4)*2.5 (1.6 to 3.9)*
Good health–low education1.9 (1.7 to 2.2)*1.9 (1.6 to 2.3)*2.2 (1.6 to 3.1)*2.2 (1.5 to 3.1)*
Poor health–intermediate education2.4 (2.0 to 2.9)*2.1 (1.7 to 2.6)*2.5 (1.7 to 3.7)*2.3 (1.5 to 3.5)*
Good health–intermediate education1.4 (1.2 to 1.6)*1.5 (1.2 to 1.8)*1.6 (1.2 to 2.3)*1.8 (1.3 to 2.6)*
Poor health–high education2.1 (1.6 to 2.6)*1.6 (1.2 to 2.2)*1.4 (0.8 to 2.4)*1.2 (0.7 to 2.3)
Good health–high education1111
Age (years)
    16–241.0 (0.9 to 1.3)1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)0.9 (0.6 to 1.4)0.9 (0.6 to 1.4)
    25–440.8 (0.7 to 0.9)*0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)*0.8 (0.5 to 1.1)0.7 (0.5 to 1.0)
    45–540.8 (0.7 to 0.9)*0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)
    55–641111
Married0.7 (0.6 to 0.7)*0.7 (0.6 to 0.8)*0.7 (0.6 to 0.9)*0.8 (0.6 to 0.9)*
Children <12 years1.2 (1.1 to 1.3)*1.1 (1.0 to 1.3)1.1 (0.9 to 1.4)n/a
Personal income
    >75th centile0.2 (0.2 to 0.3)*0.2 (0.2 to 0.3)*0.3 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)*
    25–75th centile0.5 (0.4 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.4 to 0.5)*0.5 (0.4 to 0.6)*0.5 (0.4 to 0.7)*
    <25th centile1111