Table 5. Risk Ratios from Proportional Hazard Models of Work Disability

 MODEL 1 MODEL 2 MODEL 3 MODEL 4 MODEL 5 MODEL 6 MODEL 7 MODEL 8

VARIABLES
African American 2.03*** 1.74*** 1.28** 1.44*** 1.21 1.16 1.06 1.28*
Age .97** .90*** .89*** .84*** .89*** .89*** .89*** .84***
Time 1.06*** 1.06*** 1.13*** 1.06*** 1.06*** 1.06*** 1.13***
Education .84*** .90*** .93*** .90*** .99** .93*** .94***
Health Measures
Number of Diagnosed
 Conditions, W1 1.18*** 1.19*** 1.16*** 1.15*** 1.15*** 1.14***
Self-Rated Health, W1 1.85*** 1.86*** 1.83*** 1.82*** 1.77*** 1.80***
WORK
CHARACTERISTICS
Wage/ Week 1.0 .99
Hours/ Week 1.01* 1.01**
Log of Pension Wealth .98 .99
Years Worked Over Life
 Course .98*** .98***
Occupation
 Blue collar 1.08 1.10
 Service .99 .99
 White Collar d d
Self employed .51*** .54**
Pension Status
 Covered by pension 1.19 1.22