Table 6 Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR) for number of recent days without work capacity

Caregiving

Caregiver

No

1

1

1

1

1

Yes

1.22** (1.19 to 1.26)

1.14** (1.11 to 1.17)

1.09** (1.06 to 1.12)

1.06** (1.03 to 1.09)

1.08** (1.04 to 1.11)

Demographic

Gender^a

Male

1

1

1

1

1

Female

1.30** (1.27 to 1.32)

1.37** (1.34 to 1.39)

1.34** (1.32 to 1.37)

1.38** (1.36 to 1.41)

1.34** (1.31 to 1.37)

Age

1.01** (1.01 to 1.01)

1.01** (1.01 to 1.01)

1.01** (1.01 to 1.01)

1.01** (1.01 to 1.01)

0.99** (0.99 to 0.99)

Education level^b

University

1

1

1

1

1

Secondary school or equal

1.30** (1.27 to 1.33)

1.35** (1.32 to 1.38)

1.28** (1.25 to 1.31)

1.27** (1.24 to 1.30)

1.18** (1.15 to 1.21)

Compulsory school

1.92* (1.88 to 1.96)

1.89** (1.85 to 1.93)

1.76** (1.72 to 1.80)

1.74** (1.69 to 1.78)

1.47** (1.44 to 1.51)

Socioeconomic

Financial status^c

No problems

1

1

1

1

Have problems

2.12** (2.07 to 2.16)

2.14** (2.09 to 2.18)

1.98** (1.93 to 2.02)

1.34** (1.30 to 1.38)

Social support

Emotional social support^d

Yes

1

1

1

No

1.67** (1.63 to 1.72)

1.35** (1.31 to 1.39)

1.34** (1.30 to 1.38)

Instrumental social support^d

Yes

1

1

1

No

2.30** (2.21 to 2.39)

1.61** (1.54 to 1.68)

1.58** (1.51 to 1.65)

Illness

Long-term illness^e

No

1

1

Yes

4.71** (4.62 to 4.79)

4.49** (4.41 to 4.58)