Employment quality and mortality in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has shown that workers in non-standard (eg, temporary and part-time) employment experience poorer health outcomes than their permanent, full-time counterparts. However, previous studies have overlooked important differences in the quality of non-standard employment. To address this gap, we examined associations between a diverse typology of employment quality and mortality in Canada.

Methods

The 2006 Canadian Health and Environment Cohort (n=2 805 550) was linked to death records from 2006 to 2019. Employment quality was assessed according to an empirical typology describing five distinct employment arrangements: standard (secure and gainful), portfolio (demanding but gainful), marginal (limited hours and earnings), intermittent (sporadic and unstable) an

SUBMITTER: Shahidi FV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703285 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature