Table 5

 Multivariate models with different time windows of significant determinants of leaving employment for household care among women in the European Household Panel Survey with at least 2 consecutive previous years of employment before leaving the workforce to take care of household

Years before leaving the workforce to take care of household
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)18 10013 81811 35110 419
n (household)1000608229193
Poor health–married2.6 (2.0 to 3.3)*2.1 (1.5 to 2.8)*1.7 (1.1 to 2.7)*1.3 (0.8 to 2.2)
Good health–married2.4 (2.0 to 3.0)*1.9 (1.4 to 2.4)*1.7 (1.1 to 2.6)*1.7 (1.1 to 2.5)*
Poor health–not married1.6 (1.1 to 2.3)*1.3 (0.9 to 2.0)0.7 (0.3 to 1.4)0.9 (0.4 to 1.7)
Good health–not married1111
Age (years)
    16–240.5 (0.4 to 0.7)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.7)*0.6 (0.3 to 1.2)0.6 (0.3 to 1.2)
    25–440.4 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.7)*0.4 (0.2 to 0.6)*
    45–540.4 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)*0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)*0.4 (0.2 to 0.7)*
Educational level
    High0.6 (0.5 to 0.8)*0.7 (0.5 to 0.9)*0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)0.7 (0.5 to 1.2)
    Intermediate0.8 (0.7 to 1.0)*0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)0.9 (0.7 to 1.3)0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)
    Low1111
Children <12 years1.9 (1.6 to 2.2)*1.6 (1.3 to 1.9)*1.1 (0.8 to 1.5)n/a
Personal income
    >75th centile0.3 (0.2 to 0.4)*0.2 (0.2 to 0.4)*0.4 (0.2 to 0.6)*0.3 (0.2 to 0.6)*
    25–75th centile0.4 (0.3 to 0.4)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)*0.6 (0.4 to 0.8)*
    <25th centile1111