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Health&WealthMOD: A microsimulation model of the economic impacts of diseases on older workers

  1. Deborah Schofield  Is a corresponding author
  2. Megan Passey
  3. Arul Earnest
  4. Richard Percival  Is a corresponding author
  5. Simon Kelly
  6. Rupendra Shrestha
  7. Susan Fletcher
  1. School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia
  2. National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra, Australia
Research note
Cite this article as: D. Schofield, M. Passey, A. Earnest, R. Percival, S. Kelly, R. Shrestha, S. Fletcher; 2009; Health&WealthMOD: A microsimulation model of the economic impacts of diseases on older workers; International Journal of Microsimulation; 2(2); 58-63. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00018
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Table 1
Association of retirement period with its predictors: odds ratios of having retirement period of “104 weeks and over”.
Variables Odds ratios (95% CI)
Age group  
 (Ref. 45 – 49 yrs)   1.29 (0.77–2.14)
  50 – 54   1.52 (0.94 – 2.47)
  55 – 59   2.22 (1.37 – 3.60)
  60 – 64  
Sex   1.76 (1.27 – 2.46)
 (Ref. Male)
  Female
Marital status   1.38 (0.97 – 1.96)
 (Ref. Married):
  Others
Educational qualification   1.66 (1.10 – 2.49)
 (Ref. University)
  No university
Health assessment   1.57 (1.12 – 2.19)
 (Ref. Excellent-Good)
  Fair, Poor

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