Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure associations between employment precarity and mental health among United States (US) workers.

Methods

This study used data from the US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey for 2008-2021. Multivariable generalized estimating equations were used to measure associations between employment precarity (operationalized as a multi-dimensional exposure) and self-rated mental health after adjusting for relevant confounders. Marginal effects analysis was used to assess potential dose-response relationships between precarity and mental health.

Results

Our sample (n = 57,529) was representative of >106 million US workers employed throughout 2008-2021. Compared to those with low levels of employment precarity, those with medium and high levels of precarity had an

SUBMITTER: Lundstrom EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370106 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature