HRs for early work exit by educational level
| Netherlands | Denmark | England | Germany | |
| HRd (95%CI) | HRd (95%CI) | HRd (95%CI) | HRd (95%CI) | |
| Less than good SRH | 1.23 (0.97 to 1.55)† | 1.90 (1.68 to 2.14)** | 1.44 (1.28 to 1.63)** | 1.17 (0.98 to 1.41)† |
| Low education | 1.09 (0.81 to 1.46) | 1.93 (1.52 to 2.46)** | 1.66 (1.34 to 2.05)** | 1.12 (0.71 to 1.78) |
| Intermediate education | 1.56 (0.97 to 2.50)† | 1.91 (1.62 to 2.25)** | 1.47 (1.24 to 1.74)** | 1.06 (0.80 to 1.41) |
| High education | 1.34 (0.77 to 2.33) | 1.97 (1.53 to 2.53)** | 1.18 (0.93 to 1.50) | 1.32 (0.99 to 1.75)† |
| Functional limitations | 1.24 (0.95 to 1.65) | 1.67 (1.19 to 2.34)** | 2.58 (1.91 to 3.50)** | 1.43 (1.18 to 1.75)** |
| Low education | 1.50 (1.08 to 2.09)* | 0.76 (0.31 to 1.86) | 2.67 (1.65 to 4.34)** | 1.44 (0.90 to 2.30) |
| Intermediate education | 1.27 (0.72 to 2.25) | 2.42 (1.56 to 3.74)** | 3.00 (2.06 to 4.36)** | 1.38 (1.02 to 1.86)* |
| High education | 0.51 (0.19 to 1.40) | 1.74 (0.89 to 3.42) | 1.30 (0.46 to 3.66) | 1.49 (1.08 to 2.05)* |
| Depression | 1.77 (1.37 to 2.29)** | 2.10 (1.71 to 2.58)** | 1.54 (1.29 to 1.83)** | 1.54 (1.18 to 2.00)** |
| Low education | 1.41 (0.93 to 2.12) | 1.75 (1.14 to 2.68)* | 1.57 (1.19 to 2.07)** | 1.64 (0.94 to 2.87)† |
| Intermediate education | 1.72 (0.76 to 3.89) | 2.05 (1.49 to 2.81)** | 1.40 (1.09 to 1.80)** | 1.26 (0.84 to 1.88) |
| High education | 1.82 (1.00 to 3.31)* | 2.79 (1.93 to 4.05)** | 1.70 (1.17 to 2.47)** | 1.97 (1.31 to 2.96)** |
†p≤ .10; * p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01. d HR adjusted for age at study entry, sex, year, partner status, number of working hours and region. HRs in bold indicate a significant interaction (p<.10) between health and education (ref.cat=low).
SRH, self-rated health.