Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios for participating in employer-supported job training for older employees

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Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios for participating in employer-supported job training for older employees
Table summary
This table displays the results of adjusted odds ratios for participating in employer-supported job training for older employees. This information is grouped by job characteristics model, workplace model, total model, all, men and women, odds ratio (appearing as column headers), calculated using sociodemographic characteristics as units of measure.
  Job characteristics model Workplace model Total model
All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women
odds ratio
Sociodemographic characteristicsNote 1
Age
55 to 59 (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
60 to 64 0.85 0.86 0.77 0.91 0.96 0.81 0.92 0.95 0.80
Personal income
Less than $25,000 0.24Note * 0.08Note * 0.31Note * 0.19Note * 0.07Note * 0.28Note * 0.27Note * 0.09Note * 0.40
$25,000 to $49,999 0.35Note * 0.41Note * 0.26Note * 0.29Note * 0.29Note * 0.32Note * 0.35Note * 0.35Note * 0.33Note *
$50,000 to $74,999 0.64 0.57 0.66 0.63 0.47Note * 0.86 0.67 0.56 0.77
$75,000 to $99,999 1.16 1.16 0.99 1.12 1.09 1.25 1.10 1.07 0.98
$100,000 or more (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Education level
Less than high school graduation 0.30Note * 0.37Note * 0.20Note * 0.30Note * 0.40Note * 0.21Note * 0.33Note * 0.42 0.21Note *
High school diploma or its equivalent 0.70Note * 0.88 0.56Note * 0.75 0.99 0.61Note * 0.75 0.93 0.61Note *
Postsecondary degree, diploma or certificate (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Job characteristicsNote 2
Terms of employment
Permanent (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 ... ... ... 1.00 1.00 1.00
Non permanent 0.72Note * 1.13 0.44Note * ... ... ... 0.62 0.95 0.37Note *
Occupation
White-collar jobs (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 ... ... ... 1.00 1.00 1.00
Blue-collar jobs 0.50Note * 0.52Note * 0.56 ... ... ... 0.82 0.78 0.97
Sales and services 0.54Note * 0.74 0.43Note * ... ... ... 0.55Note * 0.79 0.41Note *
Workplace characteristics
Job sector
Public sector (ref.) ... ... ... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Private sector ... ... ... 0.64Note * 0.66 0.61Note * 0.59Note * 0.63 0.54Note *
Firm size
Less than 20 employees ... ... ... 0.68 1.02 0.50Note * 0.65 0.94 0.51Note *
20 to 99 employees ... ... ... 1.08 1.25 0.89 1.06 1.12 0.89
100 to 500 employees ... ... ... 0.90 0.94 0.90 0.90 0.91 0.92
More than 500 employees (ref.) ... ... ... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Industry
Goods-producing ... ... ... 0.50Note * 0.54Note * 0.36Note * 0.50Note * 0.57 0.29Note *
Service-producing (ref.) ... ... ... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
* significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at the 5% level
1. Other variables controlled for are marital status, visible minority status and geographic region.
2. Other variables controlled for are working hours, unionization and job tenure.
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008.
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