Table 2

 Multivariate models with different time windows of significant determinants of (re)employment among subjects from the European Household Panel Survey with at least two consecutive previous years of unemployment before entering paid employment

DeterminantYears before entering paid employment
1 year2 years3 years4 years
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
*Wald’s χ2 test, p<0.05.
†Significant interaction.
n (stayed unemployed)263426461444792
n (entered employment)14811483609174
Poor health–women†0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)*0.6 (0.4 to 0.8)*0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)*
Good health–women0.6 (0.5 to 0.7)*0.6 (0.5 to 0.7)*0.5 (0.4 to 0.7)*0.7 (0.5 to 1.0)*
Poor health–men0.6 (0.4 to 0.7)*0.6 (0.5 to 0.7)*0.6 (0.4 to 0.8)*0.6 (0.4 to 1.1)
Good health–men1111
Age (years)
    16–248.1 (5.4 to 12.2)*9.0 (6.0 to 13.5)*11.0 (5.2 to 23.4)*4.7 (1.4 to 14.9)*
    25–445.7 (3.9 to 8.3)*6.0 (4.2 to 8.8)*8.3 (4.1 to 17.0)*3.6 (1.2 to 10.8)*
    45–543.3 (2.2 to 5.0)*3.4 (2.3 to 5.0)*4.7 (2.2 to 9.9)*1.7 (0.5 to 5.7)
    55–641111
Married1.4 (1.2 to 1.7)*1.4 (1.2 to 1.6)*1.4 (1.1 to 1.8)*1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)*
Educational level
    High1.7 (1.3 to 2.1)*1.6 (1.3 to 2.0)*2.1 (1.5 to 2.9)*2.6 (1.5 to 4.7)*
    Intermediate1.6 (1.3 to 1.8)*1.5 (1.3 to 1.8)*1.6 (1.3 to 2.0)*1.9 (1.2 to 2.8)*
    Low1111
Personal income
>75th centile1.6 (1.3 to 1.9)*1.9 (1.6 to 2.3)*1.8 (1.4 to 2.5)*1.4 (0.9 to 2.3)
25–75th centile1.5 (1.2 to 1.7)*1.4 (1.2 to 1.6)*1.4 (1.1 to 1.8)*1.0 (0.6 to 1.6)
<25th centile1111