Employment transitions, income change and psychological distress*
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| *Models are adjusted for current age (time t) psychological distress, limiting illness, marital status, caring status, home ownership and manual occupational class (all measured at time, t−1). | ||||
| †Reference categories are “stay employed” for models of transitions from employment to non-employment, and “stay non-employed” for models of transitions from non-employment to employment. | ||||
| Transition from employment to† | ||||
| Unemployment | ||||
| Not worse off financially | 1.48 | 0.95 to 2.33 | 0.58 | 0.34 to 1.00 |
| Worse off financially | 4.19 | 3.20 to 5.50 | 4.89 | 3.48 to 6.88 |
| Retirement | ||||
| Not worse off financially | 0.79 | 0.42 to 1.46 | 1.35 | 0.83 to 2.18 |
| Worse off financially | 1.14 | 0.67 to 1.93 | 1.11 | 0.71 to 1.72 |
| Family care | ||||
| Not worse off financially | – | – | 1.27 | 1.00 to 1.63 |
| Worse off financially | – | – | 2.28 | 1.80 to 2.91 |
| Transition to employment from† | ||||
| Unemployment | ||||
| Not better off financially | 1.03 | 0.71 to 1.51 | 1.15 | 0.76 to 1.75 |
| Better off financially | 0.34 | 0.25 to 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.28 to 0.65 |
| Family care | ||||
| Not better off financially | – | – | 0.94 | 0.63 to 1.41 |
| Better off financially | – | – | 1.13 | 0.56 to 2.26 |