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The chronically ill in the labour market - are they hierarchically sorted by education?
Islam, M Kamrul; Kjerstad, Egil; Rydland, Håvard Thorsen.
Afiliação
  • Islam MK; NORCE Health and Society, Nygårdsgaten 112, Bergen, 5008, Norway.
  • Kjerstad E; NORCE Health and Society, Nygårdsgaten 112, Bergen, 5008, Norway. egkj@norceresearch.no.
  • Rydland HT; NORCE Health and Society, Nygårdsgaten 112, Bergen, 5008, Norway.
Int J Equity Health ; 23(1): 66, 2024 Mar 25.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38528545
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The chronically ill as a group has on average lower probability of employment compared to the general population, a situation that has persisted over time in many countries. Previous studies have shown that the prevalence of chronic diseases is higher among those with lower levels of education. We aim to quantify the double burden of low education and chronic illness comparing the differential probabilities of employment between the chronically ill with lower, medium, and high levels of education and how their employment rates develop over time.

METHODS:

Using merged Norwegian administrative data over a 11-year period (2008-2018), our estimations are based on multivariable regression with labour market and time fixed effects. To reduce bias due to patients' heterogeneity, we included a series of covariates that may influence the association between labour market participation and level of education. To explicitly explore the 'shielding effect' of education over time, the models include the interaction effects between chronic illness and level of education and year.

RESULTS:

The employment probabilities are highest for the high educated and lowest for chronically ill individuals with lower education, as expected. The differences between educational groups are changing over time, though, driven by a revealing development among the lower-educated chronically ill. That group has a significant reduction in employment probabilities both in absolute terms and relative to the other groups. The mean predicted employment probabilities for the high educated chronic patient is not changing over time indicating that the high educated as a group is able to maintain labour market participation over time. Additionally, we find remarkable differences in employment probabilities depending on diagnoses.

CONCLUSION:

For the chronically ill as a group, a high level of education seems to "shield" against labour market consequences. The magnitude of the shielding effect is increasing over time leaving chronically ill individuals with lower education behind. However, the shielding effect varies in size between types of chronic diseases. While musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and partly cancer patients are "sorted" hierarchically according to level of education, diabetes, respiratory and mental patients are not.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Emprego / Ocupações Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Equity Health Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Noruega

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Emprego / Ocupações Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Equity Health Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Noruega