Work-related socioeconomic determinants of health: evidence from educational mismatch in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An educational mismatch is defined as the situation where the education qualifications of an employee do not match the qualifications required for the job they do. A mismatch can be vertical where the level of the employee's qualification is not the one required by the job. This study contributes to the literature on work-related social determinants of health, by carrying out the first assessment of the relationship between educational mismatch and health in Italy.

Methods

Data come from PLUS, a national survey of labor supply. The risk of suffering from bad or very bad health associated with educational mismatch is investigated through a logistic regression model accounting for the socioeconomic context and occupation.

Results

Our findings show women are

SUBMITTER: Abbafati C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11303326 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature