Table 5

Crude and multivariate HRs* with 95% CIs for a combined measure of labour market marginalisation among refugees from different regions/countries, non-refugee migrants from different regions and native Swedes

Labour market marginalisation†Crude modelModel 1‡Model 2§
N (%)HR (95% CI)
Native Swedes443 707 (11.6)111
Refugees¶65 490 (30.2)3.00 (2.97 to 3.02)1.97 (1.95 to 1.98)1.96 (1.95 to 1.98)
Non-Western countries47 952 (33.6)3.44 (3.41 to 3.47)2.13 (2.11 to 2.15)2.14 (2.12 to 2.17)
Africa9805 (36.7)3.90 (3.82 to 3.98)2.17 (2.13 to 2.22)2.38 (2.33 to 2.43)
 Eritrea1520 (35.5)3.70 (3.52 to 3.89)2.11 (2.00 to 2.22)2.36 (2.24 to 2.48)
 Ethiopia1005 (23.5)2.28 (2.14 to 2.42)1.63 (1.53 to 1.73)1.79 (1.68 to 1.90)
 Somalia5423 (43.2)4.85 (4.72 to 4.98)2.46 (2.40 to 2.53)2.70 (2.62 to 2.77)
 Other countries in Africa1857 (33.1)3.41 (3.26 to 3.57)2.05 (1.95 to 2.14)2.18 (2.08 to 2.28)
Asia35 811 (33.9)3.47 (3.43 to 3.51)2.18 (2.15 to 2.20)2.16 (2.13 to 2.18)
 Afghanistan1652 (34.4)3.56 (3.39 to 3.73)2.31 (2.20 to 2.42)2.17 (2.06 to 2.27)
 Iran8059 (31.2)3.12 (3.06 to 3.19)1.95 (1.91 to 1.99)2.01 (1.97 to 2.05)
 Iraq5921 (25.1)2.40 (2.34 to 2.46)1.82 (1.77 to 1.86)1.68 (1.63 to 1.72)
 Syria18 361 (40.2)4.34 (4.28 to 4.41)2.54 (2.50 to 2.57)2.54 (2.50 to 2.57)
 Other countries in Asia1818 (31.6)3.10 (2.96 to 3.25)1.93 (1.84 to 2.02)1.95 (1.86 to 2.04)
South America2336 (22.6)2.12 (2.03 to 2.21)1.46 (1.40 to 1.52)1.46 (1.40 to 1.52)
 Chile1554 (22.1)2.06 (1.96 to 2.17)1.43 (1.36 to 1.50)1.41 (1.34 to 1.48)
 Other countries in South America782 (23.5)2.24 (2.09 to 2.40)1.55 (1.45 to 1.66)1.59 (1.48 to 1.70)
Western countries17 538 (23.7)2.22 (2.19 to 2.25)1.67 (1.64 to 1.69)1.64 (1.61 to 1.66)
 Former Yugoslavia14 851 (23.7)2.22 (2.18 to 2.25)1.67 (1.65 to 1.70)1.64 (1.62 to 1.67)
Non-refugee migrants85 806 (22.4)2.16 (2.15 to 2.18)1.57 (1.56 to 1.59)1.71 (1.70 to 1.73)
Non-Western countries58 230 (25.5)2.50 (2.48 to 2.52)1.71 (1.69 to 1.73)1.88 (1.86 to 1.89)
Africa12 629 (29.8)3.04 (2.98 to 3.09)1.94 (1.90 to 1.97)2.17 (2.13 to 2.21)
Asia40 911 (24.7)2.41 (2.38 to 2.43)1.65 (1.64 to 1.67)1.83 (1.81 to 1.85)
South America4690 (22.7)2.17 (2.11 to 2.24)1.58 (1.54 to 1.63)1.64 (1.59 to 1.69)
Western countries27 576 (17.9)1.69 (1.67 to 1.71)1.38 (1.36 to 1.39)1.48 (1.46 to 1.50)
  • *All analyses were conducted by Cox regression with both fixed and time dependent covariates and competing risks.

  • †Measured by sickness absence >90 days, disability pension and unemployment >180 days.

  • ‡Model 1: age, sex, educational level, family situations, type of living area, labour market attachment (income from work, income, but not from work and no income), sickness absence 2009 (0, 1–90 and >90 days) and unemployment 2009 (0, 1–180 and >180 days).

  • §Model 2: model 1+main or side diagnosis from inpatient or specialised outpatient healthcare during 2009–2012 for somatic disorders (International Classification of Diseases, version 10 [ICD-10]: A00- E99, G00-T99), mental disorders (ICD-10: F00–F99) and prescription of anxiolytics, sedatives and antidepressants according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification codes N05B, N05C and N06A, respectively.

  • ¶Came to Sweden as refugees according to the last record from Statistics Sweden.