Main effects of health on early retirement, economic inactivity, disability and unemployment
| Early retirement HRb (95% CI) | Economic inactivity HRb (95% CI) | Disability HRb (95% CI) | Unemployment HRb (95% CI) | |
| Less than good SRH | ||||
| The Netherlands | 0.86 (0.59 to 1.24) | 1.01 (0.64 to 1.59) | 5.86 (3.05 to 11.25)** | 1.58 (0.80 to 3.10) |
| Denmark | 1.51 (1.28 to 1.78)** | N/A | 8.14 (5.33 to 12.44)** | 1.72 (1.45 to 2.04)** |
| England | 1.15 (1.00 to 1.34)† | 1.14 (0.82 to 1.59) | 5.77 (3.75 to 8.90)** | 1.72 (1.27 to 2.33)** |
| Germany | 1.08 (0.79 to 1.47) | 1.15 (0.78 to 1.70) | N/Ac | 1.46 (0.90 to 2.38) |
| Functional limitations | ||||
| The Netherlands | 0.70 (0.41 to 1.21) | 1.15 (0.71 to 1.88) | 7.30 (4.03 to 13.22)** | 1.01 (0.41 to 2.50) |
| Denmark | 1.08 (0.62 to 1.88) | N/A | 6.65 (3.54 to 12.51)** | 1.32 (0.79 to 2.21) |
| England | 1.49 (0.93 to 2.40)† | 2.28 (1.06 to 4.89)* | 10.42 (6.48 to 16.75)** | 1.59 (0.65 to 3.94) |
| Germany | 1.29 (0.94 to 1.77) | 1.57 (1.03 to 2.38)* | N/Ac | 0.88 (0.47 to 1.64) |
| Depression | ||||
| The Netherlands | 0.82 (0.43 to 1.59) | 1.70 (0.95 to 3.03)† | 5.56 (2.67 to 11.60)** | 0.93 (0.28 to 3.07) |
| Denmark | 1.49 (1.10 to 2.03)* | N/A | 3.33 (1.84 to 6.05)** | 2.30 (1.75 to 3.04)** |
| England | 1.12 (0.87 to 1.44) | 1.73 (1.15 to 2.60)** | 3.30 (2.25 to 4.84)** | 1.58 (1.05 to 2.38)* |
| Germany | 1.26 (0.79 to 2.01) | 1.77 (1.06 to 2.98)* | N/Ac | 0.72 (0.30 to 1.71) |
†p≤0.10; *p≤0.05; **p≤0.01. b HR adjusted for education, sex, age at study entry, year, partner status, number of working hours and region.
cCase number (n=23) too low.
SRH, self-rated health.