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Marginal employment and health in Germany and the United Kingdom: does unstable employment predict health?
Gesundheitliche Folgen prekärer Beschäftigung in Deutschland und Großbritannien
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Abstract "In der Studie werden potentielle gesundheitliche Folgen prekärer Beschäftigungsverhältnisse
einschließlich Zeitarbeit und Teilzeitbeschäftigung untersucht. Ausgangspunkt
sind die wachsenden Befürchtungen in Europa, daß befristete Beschäftigungsverhältnisse
und andere Formen prekärer Beschäftigung s... view more
"In der Studie werden potentielle gesundheitliche Folgen prekärer Beschäftigungsverhältnisse
einschließlich Zeitarbeit und Teilzeitbeschäftigung untersucht. Ausgangspunkt
sind die wachsenden Befürchtungen in Europa, daß befristete Beschäftigungsverhältnisse
und andere Formen prekärer Beschäftigung soziale Ungleichheit befördern könnten.
Daten der Jahre 1991 bis 1993 des Household-Panel-Comparability-Projekts wurden
mittels logistischer Regressionsmodelle für Deutschland (11.980 Personen) und
Großbritannien (8.729 Personen) analysiert. Die Kategorie 'Gesundheit' wurde als
einzige Variable des von den Befragten selbstwahrgenommenen Gesundheitszustands
herangezogen." (Autorenreferat)... view less
"This study examines the possible health impact of marginal employment, including both temporary and part-time employment schemes. It addresses a growing concern in Europe that fixed-term employment and other forms of marginal employment may generate social inequality. Logistic regression models wer... view more
"This study examines the possible health impact of marginal employment, including both temporary and part-time employment schemes. It addresses a growing concern in Europe that fixed-term employment and other forms of marginal employment may generate social inequality. Logistic regression models were used to analyze panel data from Germany and the U.K. (1991-93), available in the Household Panel Comparability Project data base. We included 11,980 respondents from Germany and 8,729 from the United Kingdom. The health dependent variable used was a single measure of perceived health status. Controlling for background characteristics, part-time workers with permanent contracts are not significantly different from those who are employed full-time in terms of reporting health status. In contrast, full-time employed people with fixed-term contracts in Germany are about 40 per cent more likely to report poor health than those who have permanent work contracts. Monitoring the possible health effects of the increasing number of marginal employment arrangements should be given priority on the research and political agenda." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
research; part-time work; health consequences; Federal Republic of Germany; employment; social inequality; labor market; temporary employment; Europe; endangerment; employment relationship; Great Britain; term contract; health
Classification
Employment Research
Health Policy
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
1999
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
29 p.
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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