Occupational Status and Health Transitions.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- David C. Ribar, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: We use longitudinal data from the 1984-2007 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to
examine how occupational status is related to the health transitions of 30-59 year-old U.S. males.
A recent history of blue-collar employment predicts a substantial increase in the probability of
transitioning from very good into bad self-assessed health, relative to white-collar employment,
but with no evidence of a difference in movements from bad to very good health. Service work
is also associated with a higher probability of transitioning into bad health and possibly with a
lower probability of recovery. These findings suggest that blue-collar and service workers “wear
out” faster with age because they are more likely than their white-collar counterparts to experience
negative health shocks. There is also evidence that this partly reflects differences in the physical
demands of jobs.
Occupational Status and Health Transitions.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2011
- Keywords
- occupational status, health transitions, PSID, long term health, economic effects on health, socioeconomic status, public health