Research Article
The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors
Table 1
Descriptive statistics by employment status.
| Variable | Employed | Unemployed > 1 year | Unemployed < 1 year | Out of labor force | | | Weighted % | Weighted % | Weighted % | Weighted % | -value** | | () | () | () | () |
| Gender | | | | | <0.001* | Male | 55.7 | 49.48 | 60.15 | 35.81 | | Female | 44.3 | 50.52 | 39.85 | 64.19 | | Age | | | | | <0.001* | 18–24 | 7.01 | 6.29 | 13.18 | 7.14 | | 25–49 | 63.28 | 66.29 | 66.54 | 21.86 | | >50 | 29.68 | 27.42 | 20.27 | 70.99 | | Race | | | | | <0.001* | White | 72.99 | 55.71 | 52.06 | 80.11 | | Black | 4.06 | 5.27 | 7.25 | 4.5 | | Hispanic | 14.08 | 21.01 | 29.32 | 10.39 | | Other | 8.95 | 18 | 11.36 | 4.99 | | Income | | | | | <0.001* | <$20.000 | 5.29 | 34.70 | 33.86 | 15.47 | | $20 K to <$50 K | 26.77 | 47.79 | 39.44 | 45.27 | | >$50 K | 67.93 | 17.5 | 26.7 | 39.26 | | Education | | | | | <0.001* | <High School Grad | 4.54 | 7.15 | 16.23 | 9.04 | | High School Grad | 25.62 | 33.74 | 38.96 | 31.29 | | Some College | 69.84 | 59.11 | 44.8 | 59.67 | |
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