Is unemployment in young adulthood related to self-rated health later in life? Results from the Northern Swedish cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many studies have reported that unemployment has a negative effect on health. However, little is known about the long-term effect for those who become unemployed when they are young adults. Our aim was to examine how unemployment is related to long-term self-rated health among 30 year olds, with an emphasis on how health differs in relation to education level, marital status, previous health, occupation, and gender.

Methods

In the Northern Swedish Cohort, 1083 teenagers (~16 years old) were originally invited in 1981. Of these, 1001 participated in the follow-up surveys in 1995 and 2007. In our study, we included participants with either self-reported unemployment or activity in the labor force during the previous three years in the 1995 follow-up so long as they

SUBMITTER: Norstrom F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5450391 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature