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Table 13 Risk of not RTW within 1 month, 1 year and 2 years expressed in Average Marginal Effect (AME), by demographic and injury characteristics among aged 55+ with more than 5 years before retirement age

From: Socio-economic disparities and returning to work following an injury

Demographic and injury characteristicsa

AME (%)

[Confidence Interval (95%)]

Not RTW within 1 month

Not RTWwithin 1 year

Not RTW within 2 yearsb

Gender (male vs. female)

9.85 [5.56–14.15]

5.43 [2.19–8.68]

5.12 [1.83–8.40]

Family Status

 Married with children

−3.59 [−7.52–0.34]

−0.83 [−3.58–1.92]

0.66 [−1.85–3.16]

 Married without children

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 Single with children

−0.22 [−8.21–7.77]

1.68 [−3.67–7.02]

−4.30 [−12.01–3.41]

 Single without children

−3.41 [− 7.46–0.64]

0.81 [− 2.02–3.64]

1.49 [− 1.18–4.16]

Population Group

 Other Israelis

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 Immigrants from FSU

2.80 [− 0.77–6.36]

−0.42 [−3.03–2.18]

−0.43 [− 2.99–2.12]

 Ethiopian Immigrants

− 2.88 [− 17.73–11.97]

− 4.90 [− 17.54–7.75]

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 Israeli Arabs

8.46 [3.90–13.01]

6.69 [3.93–9.45]

6.16 [3.60–8.71]

Income

 Higher income (4thQuartile)

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 3thQuartile

15.76 [12.05–19.47]

6.63 [3.20–10.06]

3.74 [0.28–7.20]

 2ndQuartile

27.23 [23.61–30.85]

15.26 [12.09–18.42]

9.47 [6.29–12.65]

 Lower income (1stQuartile)

38.68 [34.78–42.59]

19.85 [16.59–23.11]

15.06 [11.90–18.22]

Injury Circumstances

 Injured not at work

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 Injured at work - without recognition of NII

7.20 [0.83–13.57]

3.29 [−1.35–7.93]

0.45 [−4.37–5.27]

 Injured at work - with recognition of NII

29.30 [26.61–31.99]

10.11 [7.82–12.40]

6.12 [3.94–8.29]

  1. aThe model is adjusted for all variables presented in the Table and in addition to injury mechanism, injury severity and prior-to injury disability
  2. bRefers to those injured between 2008–2012