Labour-Market Characteristics and Self-Rated Health: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: In the face of labour-force ageing, understanding labour-market characteristics and the health status of middle-aged and older workers is important for sustainable social and economic development. Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely-used instrument to detect health problems and predict mortality. This study investigated labour-market characteristics that may have an impact on the SRH among Chinese middle-aged and older workers, using data from the national baseline wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The analytical sample included 3864 individuals who at the time held at least one non-agricultural job. Fourteen labour-market characteristics were clearly defined and investigated. Multiple logistic regression models of the associations of each labour-market characteri

SUBMITTER: Pan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048592 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature