Informal sector employment and the health outcomes of older workers in India.

ABSTRACT: A large proportion of the older population in India constitutes an undeniable share of workforce after the retirement age. This stresses the need to understand the implications of working at older ages on health outcomes. The main objective of this study is to examine the variations in health outcomes by formal/informal sector of employment of older workers using the first wave of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India. Using binary logistic regression models, the results of this study affirm that type of work does play a significant role in determining health outcomes even after controlling socio-economic, demographic, life-style behaviour, childhood health and work characteristics. The risk of Poor Cognitive Functioning (PCF) is high among informal workers, while formal workers suffer gr

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9946227 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature