Table 2

 Associations of demographics, type of employment contract, and sickness absence with job termination by 1997, expressed as odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs)

OR*(95% CI)
*Fully adjusted model.
†Cut off points for quartiles: 1397€, 1507€, and 1845€ for women; 1539€, 1829€, and 2181€ for men.
Age (years)
    51 to 541.00
    41 to 501.06(0.91 to 1.24)
    31 to 401.51(1.29 to 1.75)
    16 to 302.46(2.11 to 2.87)
Sex
    Women1.00
    Men1.25(1.15 to 1.35)
Income (quartiles)†
    Highest1.00
    2nd0.79(0.71 to 0.88)
    3rd0.69(0.61 to 0.79)
    Lowest1.08(0.95 to 1.23)
Occupational grade
    Higher grade non-manual1.00
    Lower grade non-manual1.08(0.97 to 1.19)
    Manual1.30(1.15 to 1.47)
Employer
    Public hospital1.00
    Municipality1.30(1.17 to 1.44)
Urbanisation level
    Urban town1.00
    Rural town1.03(0.92 to 1.14)
Type of employment contract
    Permanent1.00
    Temporary7.68(7.08 to 8.33)
Sickness absence per person-year
    0–15 days1.00
    >15 days1.62(1.50 to 1.75)