Occupational class differences in long sickness absence: a register-based study of 2.1 million Finnish women and men in 1996-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sickness absence is consistently higher in lower occupational classes, but attempts to analyse changes over time in socioeconomic differences are scarce. We examined trends in medically certified sickness absence by occupational class in Finland from 1996 to 2013 and assessed the magnitude and changes in absolute and relative occupational class differences.

Design

Population-based, repeated cross-sectional study.

Setting

A 70% random sample of Finns aged between 25 and 63 years in the years 1996-2013.

Participants

The study focused on 25- to 63 year-old female (n between 572 246 and 690 925) and male (n between 525 698 and 644 425) upper and lower non-manual and manual workers. Disability and old age pensioners, students, the unemployed, entrepreneur

SUBMITTER: Pekkala J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642757 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature