ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2009
The impact of occupation on self-rated health: cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from the health and retirement survey.
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- Household Income and Children's Unmet Dental Care Need; Blacks' Diminished Return.Dentistry journal · 2018Article
- Predictors of decline in self-reported health: addressing non-ignorable dropout in longitudinal studies of aging.European journal of ageing · 2018Article
- Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Oral Health; Diminished Return among Hispanic Whites.Dentistry journal · 2018Article
- Structural racism in the workplace: Does perception matter for health inequalities?Social science & medicine (1982) · 2018Article
- Investigating self-reported health by occupational group after a 10-year lag: results from the total Belgian workforce.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2018Article
- Unequal Gain of Equal Resources across Racial Groups.International journal of health policy and management · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study is to estimate occupational differences in self-rated health, both in cross-section and over time, among older individuals.
methodsWe use hierarchical linear models to estimate self-reported health as a function of 8 occupational categories and key covariates. We examine self-reported health status over 7 waves (12 years) of the Health and Retirement Study. Our study sample includes 9,586 individuals with 55,389 observations. Longest occupation is used to measure the cumulative impact of occupation, address the potential for reverse causality, and allow the inclusion of all older individuals, including those no longer working.
resultsSignificant baseline differences in self-reported health by occupation are found even after accounting for demographics, health habits, economic attributes, and employment characteristics. But contrary to our hypothesis, there is no support for significant differences in slopes of health trajectories even after accounting for dropout.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that occupation-related differences found at baseline are durable and persist as individuals age.
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