Table 3

Change in work characteristics, health, and health related behaviours for respondents by employment status

Fixed termp value for differenceFixed term to permanentp value for differenceTest of heterogeneity of differences
Figures (adjusted for age, sex, and income) are differences in means (95% CI) and p values for differences at follow up and p values of analyses of variance for repeated measures for tests of heterogeneity of differences (in all cases the mean difference for permanent employment was set to 0.00). Tests of heterogeneity for employment status group differences between baseline and follow up were tested using the repeated measures analyses of variance procedure to determine the interaction between time and employment status.
Work
    Workload−0.15 (−0.28 to −0.03)0.014−0.16 (−0.43 to 0.11)0.3230.320
    Job insecurity1.87 (1.76 to 1.97)<0.0010.07 (−0.16 to 0.29)0.762<0.001
    Job satisfaction−0.33 (−0.46 to −0.21)<0.0010.22 (−0.04 to 0.48)0.1230.037
Health
    No. of diagnosed chronic diseases0.02 (−0.15 to 0.18)0.964−0.02 (−0.37 to 0.33)0.9940.798
    Work ability0.29 (0.07 to 0.50)0.0060.21 (−0.25 to 0.67)0.5270.076
    Minor psychiatric morbidity−0.19 (−0.63 to 0.25)0.547−0.50 (−1.45 to 0.45)0.4180.546
Health related behaviours
    Alcohol intake (g/week)−10.31 (−28.28 to 7.67)0.359−3.23 (−41.94 to 35.48)0.9780.175
    Smoking (no. of cigarettes/day)−0.09 (−0.76 to 0.59)0.950−0.38 (−1.86 to 1.10)0.8120.084
BMI0.34 (−0.27 to 0.94)0.375−0.20 (−1.50 to 1.10)0.9250.603