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The impact of low education and poor health on unemployment varies by work life stage.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study is to examine associations and interactions of education, and physical and mental health with unemployment in early, mid, and late work life.

Methods

This cross-sectional study uses data from 69,118 respondents from Lifelines. Health status was measured with the RAND-36, education was self-reported, and participants working <12 h per week or indicating to be unemployed were considered unemployed. The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) was calculated to measure interaction on the additive scale.

Results

Interactions of low education and poor mental health were found in early [RERI: 2.13; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.61, 3.64], mid (1.41; 0.61, 2.20) and late (0.58; 0.04, 1.11) work life. Interaction between low education and poor physical health was only found in early (RERI: 1.66; 95% CI 0.26, 3.07) and mid-work life (1.25; 0.56, 1.93).

Conclusions

Low education and poor physical and mental health exacerbate each other's impact on unemployment varying by work life stage. Policies addressing unemployment may become more effective if they better account for the physical and mental health status of adults in certain stages of their work life.

SUBMITTER: van Zon SKR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668328 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The impact of low education and poor health on unemployment varies by work life stage.

van Zon Sander K R SKR Reijneveld Sijmen A SA Mendes de Leon Carlos F CF Bültmann Ute U

International journal of public health 20170418 9

<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this study is to examine associations and interactions of education, and physical and mental health with unemployment in early, mid, and late work life.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study uses data from 69,118 respondents from Lifelines. Health status was measured with the RAND-36, education was self-reported, and participants working <12 h per week or indicating to be unemployed were considered unemployed. The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) w ...[more]

PMID: 28421238

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