Table 4 Differences in average weekly income, transfer payments and tax liability between labour force status, adjusted for age group, sex and education, for the Australian population aged 45–64 years, 2009
Labour force status | Income | Transfer income | Tax liability (includes Medicare levy) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% difference | 95% CI | p-value | % difference | 95% CI | p-value | % difference | 95% CI | p-value | |
Employed full-time, no chronic health condition | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Employed part-time, no chronic health condition | −55.7 | (−61.3, -49.3) | <.0001 | 73.3 | (33.7, 124.6) | <.0001 | −90.6 | (−93.1, -87.1) | <.0001 |
Employed full-time, with arthritis | −15.0 | (−32.4, 6.9) | 0.1640 | 3.4 | (−17.1, 28.8) | 0.7698 | −15.8 | (−43.2, 24.9) | 0.3930 |
Employed part-time, with arthritis | −53.5 | (−61.4, -44.0) | <.0001 | 97.0 | (10.7, 250.4) | 0.0211 | −93.0 | (−96.6, -85.8) | <.0001 |
Not in labour force due to arthritis | −81.8 | (−88.3, -71.6) | <.0001 | 12 988.2 | (6 577.2, 25 554.6) | <.0001 | −99.9 | (−100.0, -99.9) | <.0001 |