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