Table 5

Trends in relative health-related inequalities in paid employment in European regions over the period 2005–2014

Region in EuropeTrend*
Low educationIntermediate educationHigh education
Male
 Nordic 0.026 (0.012 to 0.040) 0.002 (−0.003 to 0.007)0.001 (−0.004 to 0.006)
 Continental 0.010 (0.001 to 0.020) 0.002 (−0.001 to 0.005) −0.003 (−0.007 to 0.000)
 Anglo-Saxon0.014 (−0.024 to 0.053)0.014 (−0.001 to 0.029)0.005 (−0.002 to 0.012)
 Southern−0.001 (−0.007 to 0.004)−0.002 (−0.007 to 0.002) −0.006 (−0.011 to -0.001)
 Eastern0.013 (−0.008 to 0.035)−0.004 (−0.010 to 0.002)0.000 (−0.004 to 0.004)
Female
 Nordic0.028 (−0.004 to 0.060)−0.001 (−0.008 to 0.006)−0.003 (−0.009 to 0.002)
 Continental 0.015 (0.002 to 0.028) 0.004 (0.001 to 0.007) 0.001 (−0.004 to 0.007)
 Anglo-Saxon0.037 (−0.003 to 0.077) 0.020 (0.006 to 0.034) 0.003 (−0.007 to 0.013)
 Southern−0.007 (−0.016 to 0.001)0.003 (−0.004 to 0.011)−0.003 (−0.010 to 0.005)
 Eastern0.010 (−0.011 to 0.031)0.000 (−0.007 to 0.006)−0.002 (−0.005 to 0.002)
  • *Trend describes the widening (positive value) or narrowing (negative value) of the relative difference of prevalence ratios in paid employment between participants with and without a chronic illness.

  • The bolded values are the values that are significant (p <0.05).