Table 5 Difference in hours accumulated over six years between persons with and those without a disability

  Zero hours included Zero hours included
Gross difference Adjusted difference1 Gross difference Adjusted difference2
hours years3 hours years3 hours years3 hours years3
Men
Years of disability
1 74 0.0 -58 0.0 75 0.0 64 0.0
2 or 3 -992 -0.5* -865 -0.4* -993 -0.5* -482 -0.2*
4 or 5 -1,595 -0.8* -1,338 -0.7* -1,598 -0.8* -869 -0.4*
6 -3,293 -1.7* -3,168 -1.6* -3,305 -1.7* -1,758 -0.9*
Women
Years of disability
1 -193 -0.1 -267 -0.1 -192 -0.1 -20 0.0
2 or 3 -679 -0.3* -855 -0.4* -689 -0.4* -377 -0.2*
4 or 5 -1,184 -0.6* -1,510 -0.8* -1,190 -0.6* -868 -0.4*
6 -2,751 -1.4* -3,233 -1.6* -2,839 -1.4* -1,751 -0.9*
1. Calculated using a Tobit model on hours accumulated over the six-year observation period.
2. Calculated using a linear regression model on cumulative positive hours.
3. Shows equivalent in number of full-time years.
* Significant difference for persons with no disability at 0.05 threshold or better.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1999 to 2004.
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