Table 5

Number (n) and percentage receiving disability benefit, association (odds ratio) with level of education among attendees and all invited. The Oslo Health Study 2000–2001.

Education *
Attendees
All invited


n
%
Odds ratio
(95% CI)
n
%
Odds ratio
(95% CI)

Men








Age 40+45








     Lower secondary
30
9.3
Ref.

143
14.4
Ref.

     Upper secondary
41
3.3
0.34
(0.21 – 0.55)
159
5.0
0.31
(0.25 – 0.40)
     College/University
15
1.2
0.12
(0.06 – 0.23)
58
2.0
0.12
(0.09 – 0.17)
Age 59–60








     Lower secondary
116
31.3
Ref.

318
38.9
Ref.

     Upper secondary
142
15.5
0.40
(0.30 – 0.53)
338
20.0
0.39
(0.33 – 0.47)
     College/University
36
4.8
0.11
(0.08 – 0.17)
83
6.5
0.11
(0.08 – 0.14)
Women








Age 40+45








     Lower secondary
38
10.1
Ref.

119
13.8
Ref.

     Upper secondary
77
5.0
0.47
(0.31 – 0.70)
199
6.7
0.45
(0.36 – 0.58)
     College/University
37
2.4
0.22
(0.14 – 0.36)
85
3.0
0.20
(0.15 – 0.26)
Age 59–60








     Lower secondary
170
35.0
Ref.

396
39.7
Ref.

     Upper secondary
224
19.9
0.46
(0.37 – 0.59)
449
23.7
0.47
(0.40 – 0.55)
     College/University
65
10.6
0.22
(0.16 – 0.30)
128
13.2
0.23
(0.18 – 0.28)

* Testing of interaction between attendance and education in a logistic regression model including all men and women aged 40, 45, 59 and 60 years, and age and sex as covariates in addition to attendance and education, was not significant (p > 0.05).

Søgaard et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2004 3:3   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-3-3