Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) of reported having involvement in labor force participation in the past 7 days among Thai elderly by selected predictors
From: Labor force participation in later life: Evidence from a cross-sectional study in Thailand
Predictors | Model I | Model II | Model III |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic, socio-economic characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Sex of the respondent Male (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 0.43*** | 0.53*** | 0.56*** |
Age group 60-69 years (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
70-79 years | - | 0.37*** | 0.47*** |
80 years or + | - | 0.11*** | 0.21*** |
Place of residence Rural (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Urban | - | 1.25*** | 1.22*** |
Level of education Higher than secondary (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Secondary level | - | 1.59** | 1.79** |
Primary/elementary level | - | 2.01*** | 2.39*** |
No schooling | - | 1.92*** | 2.45*** |
Marital status Married (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Widowed/separated/divorced | - | 0.78** | 0.85* |
Single | - | 0.91 | 1.02 |
Total number of children None (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1-2 children | - | 0.64** | 0.72* |
3-4 children | - | 0.55*** | 0.63** |
5 or more children | - | 0.49*** | 0.57** |
Head of the household No (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | - | 2.06*** | 1.98*** |
Living with children Not living with children (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Living with children | - | 0.69*** | 0.69*** |
Average total income per year 100,000 Baht or more (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
30,000-99,999 Baht | - | 0.95 | 0.94 |
10,000-29,999 Baht | - | 0.53*** | 0.54*** |
Less than 10,000 Baht | - | 0.31*** | 0.35*** |
Worked/working for the govt./govt. enterprise No (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes, government/Gov enterprise | - | 0.33*** | 0.33*** |
Someone to assist incase financial problems No (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | - | 0.99 | 0.91 |
Currently in debt No (ref.) | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes, I am in debt | - | 2.41*** | 2.28*** |
Yes, other persons are in debt | - | 1.02 | 1.04 |
Yes, myself and other are in debt | - | 2.12*** | 2.02*** |
Health Behavior | Â | Â | Â |
Functional status Able to do all activities in daily living (ref.) | Â | Â | 1.00 |
Difficulty in 1 and 2 ADL | - | - | 0.57*** |
Difficulty in 3 or more ADL | - | - | 0.19*** |
Number of chronic diseases No (ref.) | Â | Â | 1.00 |
1 Disease | - | - | 0.79*** |
2 diseases | - | - | 0.57*** |
3 or more diseases | - | - | 0.48*** |
Number of psychosocial symptoms 0 (ref.) | Â | Â | 1.00 |
1-2 | - | - | 1.06 |
3-4 | - | - | 1.06 |
5 or more | - | - | 0.93 |
Self assessed health status Good health (ref.) | Â | Â | 1.00 |
Poor health | - | - | 0.75*** |
Intercept | 0.83 | 0.93 | 1.16 |
-2 Log likelihood | 33062.9 | 11665.6 | 10973.3 |
Cox & Snell R Square | 0.038 | 0.200 | 0.243 |