Table 4

Fixed effect regression model regarding working hours in main job (annually) on scores of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) Mental Component Summary, the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) study, 2001–2012, results stratified by occupational skill level and gender (persons=18 420, observations=90 637)*

		Coefficient	95% CI	p Value
35–40 hours	Reference	1
34 or under	Lowest skill	0.09	−0.36 to 0.53	0.708
	Medium skill	−0.08	−0.43 to 0.28	0.668
	High skill	0.23	−0.13 to 0.59	0.213
41–48	Lowest skill	−0.12	−0.57 to 0.33	0.61
	Medium skill	0.06	−0.24 to 0.37	0.688
	High skill	−0.29	−0.60 to 0.01	0.059
49–59	Lowest skill	−0.18	−0.75 to 0.39	0.527
	Medium skill	−0.36	−0.76 to 0.05	0.083
	High skill	−0.69	−1.04 to −0.34	<0.001
60 or over	Lowest skill	−0.01	−0.73 to 0.71	0.97
	Medium skill	−0.54	−1.17 to 0.08	0.097
	High skill	−0.54	−0.99 to −0.09	0.02
35–40	Reference	1
34 or under	Females	−0.1	−0.37 to 0.18	0.483
	Males	0.25	−0.04 to 0.55	0.094
41–48	Females	−0.17	−0.51 to 0.17	0.325
	Males	−0.02	−0.24 to 0.20	0.866
49–59	Females	−0.89	−1.34 to −0.44	<0.001
	Males	−0.35	−0.61 to −0.09	0.007
60 or over	Females	0.04	−0.63 to 0.71	0.905
	Males	−0.54	−0.89 to −0.20	0.002

*Notes: 95% CI=95% upper and lower CIs, p Value=significance value. Adjusted for household weekly income, age, household structure, presence of a long-term health condition, and employment full or part-time. Average observations per person included in the analysis=5; maximum observations=12, minimum=2.