Table 6.
Effect from Sassam on the probability of sickness-absence, unemployment, and receiving disability benefit, for employed and unemployed
Sickness absence (A)
Unemployment (B)
Disability benefit (C)
Employed
Unemployed
Employed
Unemployed
Employed
Unemployed
Odds
ratio
St. err
Odds
ratio
St. err
Odds
ratio
St. err
Odds
ratio
St. err
Odds
ratio
St. err
Odds
ratio
St. err
Dec -07
1.020
(0.053)
1.151
(0.138)
1.068
(0.125)
0.857
(0.136)
11.043
(1.781)
-
-
Jan -08
1.038
(0.042)
1.193
(0.115)
1.000
(0.093)
0.931
(0.116)
3.752
(1.091)
-
-
Feb -08
1.084
(0.040)**
1.142
(0.110)
1.047
(0.085)
1.048
(0.112)
2.634
(0.577)
0.351
(1.112)
Mar -08
1.023
(0.039)
1.370
(0.108)***
1.018
(0.081)
0.846
(0.109)
1.503
(0.421)
0.611
(0.703)
Apr -08
0.992
(0.039)
1.203
(0.108)*
1.016
(0.077)
0.885
(0.109)
1.470
(0.297)
1.223
(0.465)
May -08
1.015
(0.039)
1.267
(0.108)**
1.052
(0.076)
0.835
(0.108)*
1.294
(0.229)
1.076
(0.393)
Jun -08
1.039
(0.040)
1.246
(0.108)**
1.023
(0.073)
0.904
(0.107)
1.291
(0.170)
1.568
(0.292)
Jul -08
1.012
(0.041)
1.188
(0.109)
1.051
(0.071)
0.886
(0.107)
1.223
(0.123)*
1.765
(0.236)**
Aug -08
1.019
(0.041)
1.217
(0.109)*
1.028
(0.071)
0.824
(0.107)*
1.224
(0.120)*
1.686
(0.228)**
Sep -08
0.982
(0.042)
1.208
(0.111)*
1.003
(0.069)
0.818
(0.107)*
1.267
(0.116)**
1.562
(0.219)**
Oct -08
0.987
(0.042)
1.270
(0.111)**
1.033
(0.068)
0.826
(0.108)*
1.232
(0.112)*
1.502
(0.215)*
Nov -08
1.023
(0.043)
1.171
(0.112)
1.007
(0.066)
0.912
(0.108)
1.207
(0.108)*
1.500
(0.208)*
Dec -08
1.011
(0.044)
1.184
(0.113)
1.012
(0.065)
0.913
(0.107)
1.244
(0.105)**
1.406
(0.201)*
Jan -09
1.027
(0.045)
1.162
(0.114)
1.005
(0.063)
0.959
(0.108)
1.197
(0.102)*
1.390
(0.198)*
Feb -09
1.009
(0.046)
1.103
(0.115)
1.019
(0.062)
0.975
(0.107)
1.253
(0.099)**
1.412
(0.193)*
Notes
: Logit regressions with covariates (gender, age (5 levels), full time/part time sick reported, daily compensation (4 levels), date of
first assessment (three intervals), married, educational level (4 levels), length of current sick-leave period (4 levels), sick-leave
history (4 levels), disability benefit history (yes/no), unemployment history (3 levels), region (22 levels). Number of
observation, employed: 11,077, unemployed: 1,561. */**/*** indicates significance at the 10/5/1 percent level.
