Disability pension dynamics in early adulthood: A two-decade longitudinal study of educational, work and welfare-state trajectories in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the 1990's, structural transformations in the Norwegian economy have decreased employment opportunities for low-skilled young people lacking formal education credentials. In parallel with these economic changes, there has been a strong increase in the proportion of young disability pensioners. Preventing labour market exit requires a thorough understanding of the disability process. We aim to 1) identify the most typical trajectories into disability pension for young Norwegian inhabitants between 1993 and 2014 and 2) investigate if the trajectories and composition of young disability pensioners changed over time.

Methods

Using high-quality Norwegian registry data, we established two population-based cohorts of Norwegian inhabitants aged 29-39 years in either

SUBMITTER: Wittlund S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933578 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature