10 / 42
10
were working. The percentage was somewhat higher among those on sick
leave (90%) compared to those not on sick leave (74%). Thus the vast
majority of those not unemployed at the start of treatment are working.
Since these data are only available for treated individuals it cannot be used
in the analyses. However, using the information on current unemployment
status and also on employment status in November of each year, we
manage to capture employment status fairly well in the estimations.
Table 2. Descriptive statistics of health care visits by treatment status
for the target population
CBT
MDT
Treated
Untreated t-value
Treated
Untreated t-value
Male
0.30
(0.46)
0.34
(0.47)
– 9.78
0.25
(0.43)
0.41
(0.49)
– 20.39
Age
39.69
(11.78)
41.91
(11.74)
– 21.91
45.57
(10.29)
45.13
(11.81)
2.31
Foreign born
0.14
(0.34)
0.24
(0.43)
– 34.79
0.27
(0.45)
0.29
(0.46)
– 2.37
College
0.50
(0.50)
0.34
(0.48)
36.33
0.28
(0.45)
0.29
(0.45)
– 1.30
On sick leave
0.18
(0.39)
0.26
(0.44)
– 21.08
0.32
(0.47)
0.20
(0.40)
10.35
Unemployed
0.17
(0.38)
0.24
(0.43)
– 20.47
0.30
(0.46)
0.21
(0.41)
10.35
Disability benefits
0.06
(0.25)
0.17
(0.39)
– 51.86
0.19
(0.39)
0.15
(0.35)
6.56
Outpatient care visits since 2008
Total
47.42
(48.35)
86.19
(126.10)
– 77.10
83.47
(67.81)
63.37
(69.20)
16.11
Doctor’s visits
23.26
(21.96)
30.10
(29.71)
– 35.05
36.67
(26.70)
28.08
(29.80)
17.46