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Table 9 Odds ratios for alternative seniors' work intensity model1

  Men Women
ratio
Public pensions/government transfers
First quintile 1.68* 1.75*
Second quintile 1.16* 1.25*
Third quintile (ref.) 1.00 1.00
Fourth quintile 0.91* 0.99
Fifth quintile 0.90* 1.10**
Private income
First quintile 1.42* 1.51*
Second quintile 1.34* 1.28*
Third quintile (ref.) 1.00 1.00
Fourth quintile 0.81* 0.84*
Fifth quintile 0.68* 0.65*
Other family member with positive earnings
Yes 1.19* 1.08**
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00
1. Dependent variable = 1 if employed full year, full time, 0 otherwise.
* significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at the 0.01 level;
** at the 0.05 level
Note: Models also controlled for education, activity limitations, mortgage payment indicator, age, marital status, immigrant/Aboriginal status, official language, industry, occupation, employment status, rural/urban, and province.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.