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| Characteristics | Reduced work activities due to long-term physical or mental health condition | At least one mental health disability day, past two weeks | Absence from work, past week | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Adjusted odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Adjusted odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
|
Depression |
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| Past 12 months | 2.4* |
1.7 to 3.4 |
6.2* |
4.0 to 9.4 |
2.3* |
1.5 to 3.3 |
| Lifetime, not past 12 months | 1.3* |
1.0 to 1.8 |
0.9 |
0.5 to 1.5 |
1.4 |
0.9 to 2.1 |
| No history of depression1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
Sex |
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| Men | 1.1 |
0.9 to 1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 to 1.1 |
0.6* |
0.5 to 0.7 |
| Women1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
Age group |
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| 25 to 44 | 1.2 |
1.0 to 1.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 to 1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 to 1.2 |
| 45 to 641 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
Occupation |
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| White-collar | 0.7* |
0.6 to 0.8 |
1 |
0.7 to 1.5 |
1 |
0.8 to 1.2 |
| Sales or service | 1 |
0.8 to 1.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 to 1.8 |
0.7* |
0.6 to 1.0 |
| Blue-collar1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
Weekly work hours |
||||||
| 1 to 29 | 1.2 |
1.0 to 1.5 |
1.1 |
0.7 to 1.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 to 1.2 |
| 30 to 401 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
| More than 40 | 1 |
0.8 to 1.2 |
0.5* |
0.3 to 0.7 |
0.8* |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Work schedule |
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| Regular day1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
| Regular evening or night | 1 |
0.8 to 1.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 to 3.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 to 1.7 |
| Irregular or rotating shift | 1.2 |
1.0 to 1.4 |
1.5 |
1.0 to 2.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 to 1.5 |
High self-perceived work stress |
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| Yes | 1.4* |
1.2 to 1.6 |
1.8* |
1.2 to 2.5 |
1.2 |
1.0 to 1.4 |
| No1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
Marital status |
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| Married or common-law1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
| Divorced, separated or widowed | 1 |
0.8 to 1.3 |
1.2 |
0.7 to 2.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 to 1.4 |
| Never married | 1.1 |
0.9 to 1.3 |
1.7* |
1.1 to 2.5 |
0.7* |
0.5 to 0.9 |
Education |
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| Postsecondary graduation | 0.9 |
0.8 to 1.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 to 1.3 |
1 |
0.8 to 1.2 |
| Some postsecondary | 1.1 |
0.8 to 1.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 to 1.6 |
1 |
0.7 to 1.4 |
| Secondary graduation or less1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
Household income2 |
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| Low, lower-middle or middle | 1.1 |
0.9 to 1.3 |
1 |
0.7 to 1.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 to 1.2 |
| Upper-middle or high1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
| Chronic condition | ||||||
| Chronic condition | 4.7* |
3.9 to 5.7 |
1.9 |
1.3 to 2.7 |
1.1 |
0.9 to 1.3 |
Body mass index category2 |
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| Underweight or normal1 | 1 |
… |
1 |
… |
1 |
… |
| Overweight | 1.2 |
1.0 to 1.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 to 2.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 to 1.5 |
| Obese | 1.5* |
1.2 to 1.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 to 1.4 |
1 |
0.8 to 1.4 |
| Any anxiety disorder, past 12 months | ||||||
| Any anxiety disorder, past 12 months | 2.2* |
1.6 to 2.9 |
5.9* |
4.0 to 8.7 |
1 |
0.7 to 1.4 |
| Alcohol or drug dependence, past 12 months | ||||||
| Alcohol or drug dependence, past 12 months | 1.4 |
0.9 to 2.2 |
3.8* |
2.1 to 6.8 |
0.9 |
0.5 to 1.4 |
| 1. Reference category; when not noted, reference category is absence of characteristic. | ||||||
| 2. Missing category included in models to maximize sample size, but odds ratios not shown. | ||||||
| * Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05). | ||||||
| Notes: Analysis of reduced work activities due to long-term physical or mental health condition was based on 16,154 respondents, of whom 1,890 reported reduced work activity; 1,279 were dropped because of missing values. Analysis of two-week mental health disability days was based on 16,502 respondents, of whom 279 reported two-week mental health disability days; 931 were dropped because of missing values. Analysis of absence from work in the past week was based on 16,513 respondents, of whom 1,231 were absent from work in the past week; 920 were dropped because of missing values. Because of rounding, some odds ratios with lower/upper confidence intervals of 1.0 were statistically significant. | ||||||
| Data source: 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being. | ||||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Health Reports, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. | ||||||