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ArticlePreventive medicine2024

Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008-2021.

Eric W Lundstrom, Abay Asfaw, Andrea L Steege, Anasua Bhattacharya, Matthew Groenewold

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Eric W LundstromEpidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States of America; Health Informatics Branch, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States of America. Electronic address: uqz3@cdc.gov.
Abay AsfawEconomics Research and Support Office, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States of America.
Andrea L SteegeHealth Informatics Branch, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States of America.
Anasua BhattacharyaEconomics Research and Support Office, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States of America.
Matthew GroenewoldHealth Informatics Branch, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States of America.

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Abstract

objectivesTo measure associations between employment precarity and mental health among United States (US) workers.

methodsThis study used data from the US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey for 2008-2021. Multivariable generalized estimating equations were used to measure associations between employment precarity (operationalized as a multi-dimensional exposure) and self-rated mental health after adjusting for relevant confounders. Marginal effects analysis was used to assess potential dose-response relationships between precarity and mental health.

resultsOur sample (n = 57,529) was representative of >106 million US workers employed throughout 2008-2021. Compared to those with low levels of employment precarity, those with medium and high levels of precarity had an increased odds of reporting poor/fair mental health (aOR = 1.21; 95% CI = 1.11, 1.32 and 1.51; 95% CI = 1.36, 1.68, respectively). Marginal effects analysis indicated that increasing levels of precarity were associated with an increased probability of reporting poor/fair mental health.

conclusionsIncreasing levels of employment precarity were associated with poor/fair self-rated mental health, findings potentially indicative of a dose-response relationship between the two. These nationally representative findings suggest employment precarity is an important social determinant of mental health. Future research could investigate how best to mitigate the negative effects of precarity on workers' lives and well-being, particularly regarding mental health.

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Job SecurityMental HealthAdultFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung AdultEmployment qualityMental healthOccupational healthPrecarious employmentSocial determinants of health

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