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ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2025

Employment quality and mortality in Canada.

Faraz V Shahidi, Alessandra T Andreacchi, Anne E Fuller, Alexandra Blair, Nancy Carnide, M Anne Harris, Roman Pabayo, Brendan Smith, Arjumand Siddiqi, Peter Smith

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Article in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Faraz V ShahidiInstitute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada fshahidi@iwh.on.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-1515
Alessandra T AndreacchiInstitute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Anne E FullerDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5930-5317
Alexandra BlairPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nancy CarnideInstitute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-5626
M Anne HarrisToronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Roman PabayoSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-4898
Brendan SmithPublic Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2785-1246
Arjumand SiddiqiDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2458-9011
Peter SmithInstitute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8286-4563

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch has shown that workers in non-standard (eg, temporary and part-time) employment experience poorer health outcomes than their permanent, full-time counterparts. However, previous studies have overlooked important differences in the quality of non-standard employment. To address this gap, we examined associations between a diverse typology of employment quality and mortality in Canada.

methodsThe 2006 Canadian Health and Environment Cohort (n=2 805 550) was linked to death records from 2006 to 2019. Employment quality was assessed according to an empirical typology describing five distinct employment arrangements: standard (secure and gainful), portfolio (demanding but gainful), marginal (limited hours and earnings), intermittent (sporadic and unstable) and precarious (insecure and low paying). Poisson regression models estimated covariate-adjusted associations between employment quality, all-cause and cause-specific (cancer, cardiovascular and unintentional injury) mortality, by sex/gender.

resultsWe observed a graded association between employment quality and mortality. Mortality rates were lowest among workers in standard and portfolio employment. Mortality rates were highest among workers in precarious employment, with workers in marginal and intermittent employment occupying intermediate positions along the risk gradient. Associations varied by sex/gender, with larger absolute and relative mortality inequalities among men.

conclusionsOur findings reinforce the need to move away from a binary view of jobs as either 'standard' or 'precarious', encouraging a more nuanced understanding of contemporary employment arrangements and their health-related consequences. Policy interventions that promote access to high-quality jobs and protect workers exposed to precarious employment may yield substantial improvements in population health, including longevity.

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EmploymentMortalityAdultCanadaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedcohort studiesdeathemploymentmortalityoccupational health

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PMID41125335
PMCPMC12703285

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