Is caregiving by baby boomer women related to the presence of depressive symptoms? Evidence from eight national surveys

Table 3 Results from the multivariate logistic regression models of the likelihoods of depressive symptoms stratified by status of women’s employment^a

	Lower status in women’s employment ^b		Higher employment status women’s employment ^c
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Individual-level variables
Caregiving	1.40	(0.87–2.26)	1.33^**	(1.81–2.53)
Married	0.64^**	(0.48–0.84)	0.39^**	(0.25–0.63)
Employed	0.89	(0.66–1.21)	0.40^**	(0.24–0.67)
Married x Employed	1.17	(0.84–1.64)	1.62^*	(1.02–2.57)
Education	0.68^***	(0.60–0.77)	0.84^*	(0.75–0.95)
Age	1.03	(0.95–1.11)	0.97	(0.94–1.01)
N		8078		7022

^aStatus regarding women’s employment is measured by proportion of women employed in managerial or professional occupation, percent of female vulnerable employment, and rate of female labor force participation
^bA higher status regarding women’s employment represents a higher proportion of women employed in managerial or professional occupation, a lower percent of female vulnerable employment, and a higher rate of labor force participation. These countries include USA, Israel, and those in Northern and Western Europe
^cCountries with lower status regarding women’s employment are Southern Europe, Eastern Asia, and Mexico
* p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio

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