Table 4

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

Region in EuropeTrend*
Low educationIntermediate educationHigh education
Male
 Nordic 0.009 (0.004 to 0.014) 0.001 (−0.002 to 0.003)0.001 (−0.003 to 0.005)
 Continental0.003 (−0.001 to 0.007)0.001 (0.000 to 0.003) −0.002 (−0.005 to 0.000)
 Anglo-Saxon−0.003 (−0.013 to 0.007)0.005 (−0.002 to 0.012)0.003 (−0.002 to 0.007)
 Southern −0.005 (−0.009 to -0.002) −0.003 (−0.006 to 0.001) −0.005 (−0.009 to -0.001)
 Eastern0.002 (−0.004 to 0.009)−0.001 (−0.004 to 0.002)0.000 (−0.003 to 0.003)
Female
 Nordic0.006 (−0.003 to 0.015)−0.001 (−0.005 to 0.003)−0.002 (−0.007 to 0.002)
 Continental 0.008 (0.004 to 0.011) 0.004 (0.003 to 0.006) 0.002 (−0.002 to 0.005)
 Anglo-Saxon0.006 (0.000 to 0.013) 0.008 (0.002 to 0.014) 0.002 (−0.005 to 0.008)
 Southern−0.001 (−0.004 to 0.002)0.001 (−0.003 to 0.005)−0.003 (−0.008 to 0.003)
 Eastern 0.004 (0.000 to 0.008) 0.002 (−0.001 to 0.004) −0.003 (−0.005 to 0.000)
  • *Trend describes the widening (positive value) or narrowing (negative value) of the absolute difference of proportion in paid employment between participants with and without a chronic illness.

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