Table 3

Associations of having a chronic disease and onset of a chronic disease on having paid work stratified by educational level (n=21 875)

Having paid work*
RR95% CI
Having a chronic disease
 Low education (n=6993) 0.55 0.52 to 0.59
 Intermediate education (n=8005) 0.67 0.64 to 0.71
 High education (n=6877) 0.80 0.76 to 0.83
Onset of a chronic disease
 Low education (n=6993) 0.88 0.87 to 0.99
 Intermediate education (n=8005) 0.90 0.82 to 0.99
 High education (n=6877)0.950.87 to 1.04

  • Numbers depicted in bold are statistically significant (p<0.05).

  • *Model was adjusted for gender, age, marital status, volunteer work and informal care.

  • RR, relative risk.