Table 6

 Influence of perceived poor health and chronic health problems in the previous year on employment transitions in the next year among subjects from the European Household Panel Survey in 11 European countries

CountryFrom unemployed to employedFrom employed to unemployedFrom employed to retired (>55 year)
nORnORnOR
*Wald’s χ2 test, p<0.05, adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education and personal income.
Germany4839530796
    Perceived poor health0.7 (0.5 to 1.1)2.6 (2.1 to 3.8)*2.6 (1.8 to 3.8)*
    Chronic health problem0.9 (0.5 to 1.3)2.2 (1.8 to 2.7)*2.4 (1.7 to 3.4)*
Denmark1302564223
    Perceived poor health0.2 (0.1 to 0.7)*2.0 (1.3 to 3.2)*1.6 (0.8 to 3.0)
    Chronic health problem0.5 (0.2 to 1.2)1.2 (0.8 to 1.8)1.1 (0.7 to 2.0)
The Netherlands3443804130
    Perceived poor health0.3 (0.2 to 0.6)*2.7 (1.8 to 4.0)*0.6 (0.1 to 5.8)
    Chronic health problem0.4 (0.3 to 0.8)*2.8 (198 to 4.3)*1.7 (0.3 to 10.8)
Belgium2802699134
    Perceived poor health0.6 (0.2 to 1.3)1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)2.6 (1.1 to 6.3)*
    Chronic health problem0.3 (0.1 to 1.4)1.3 (0.6 to 2.5)1.5 (0.6 to 4.4)
France4855609370
    Perceived poor health0.7 (0.4 to 1.1)1.2 (1.0 to 1.6)1.1 (0.7 to 1.7)
    Chronic health problem0.8 (0.5 to 1.4)1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)1.5 (0.9 to 2.6)
United Kingdom2297109605
    Perceived poor health0.4 (0.2 to 0.8)*1.8 (1.3 to 2.6)*1.1 (0.7 to 1.8)
    Chronic health problem0.4 (0.2 to 0.8)*1.2 (0.9 to 1.8)1.5 (1.0 to 2.3)
Ireland2602860299
    Perceived poor health0.6 (0.3 to 1.3)0.6 (0.2 to 1.5)1.4 (0.7 to 2.7)
    Chronic health problem0.7 (0.3 to 1.6)0.8 (0.4 to 1.7)1.4 (0.7 to 2.7)
Italy8916238554
    Perceived poor health1.0 (0.7 to 1.5)1.0 (0.7 to 1.3)0.8 (0.6to 1.1)
    Chronic health problem0.4 (0.2 to 0.9)*0.9 (0.5 to 1.6)0.9 (0.5 to 1.5)
Greece3853740489
    Perceived poor health1.2 (0.5 to 2.5)1.3 (0.8 to 2.0)1.3 (0.9 to 2.0)
    Chronic health problem0.7 (0.2 to 2.1)1.0 (0.6 to 1.8)0.9 (0.6 to 1.6)
Spain7844897410
    Perceived poor health0.6 (0.4 to 0.9)*0.9 (0.7 to 1.2)1.5 (1.0 to 2.4)*
    Chronic health problem0.4 (0.3 to 0.7)*1.1 (0.8 to 1.4)1.3 (0.8 to 2.0)
Portugal1914851669
    Perceived poor health0.5 (0.3 to 1.0)*1.0 (0.7 to 1.2)1.5 (1.0 to 2.4)
    Chronic health problem0.9 (0.4 to 2.1)1.5 (1.1 to 2.0)*1.8 (1.2 to 2.7)*