Educational differences in trajectories of self-rated health before, during, and after entering or leaving paid employment in the european workforce

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 441-450

  Schuring, Merel ^a   Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Lingsma, Hester F ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early retirement; Economic inactivity; Employment transition; Europe: European community household panel; Health inequality; Labor force exit; Longitudinal study; Perceived health; Re employment; Return to work; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH IMPACT; LABOR PARTICIPATION; RETIREMENT; TRAJECTORY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENTERING PAID EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEAVING PAID EMPLOYMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETIREMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940840017     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3514     Document Type: Article

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