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Number of children and disability pension due to mental and musculoskeletal disorders: A longitudinal register-based study in Norway

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  • Solveig Glestad Christiansen
  • Øystein Kravdal

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Earlier research has documented a relationship between parity and all-cause mortality, as well as parity and cause-specific mortality (e.g. cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality). Less is known about the relationship between parity and two very common (but less deadly) types of disorder: mental and musculoskeletal. We examine the association between parity and risk of disability pensioning from all causes and due to mental or musculoskeletal disorders, using Norwegian register data. In addition to controlling for adult socio-demographic characteristics, we control for unobserved confounding from family background by estimating sibling fixed-effects models. We find a higher risk of disability pensioning among the childless and those with one child than for parents with two children, both for all causes combined and for mental disorders. Childless men and fathers with one child also experience excess risk of being pensioned due to musculoskeletal disorders. For mental disorders, we find a positive association with high parity, particularly for men.

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  • Solveig Glestad Christiansen & Øystein Kravdal, 2023. "Number of children and disability pension due to mental and musculoskeletal disorders: A longitudinal register-based study in Norway," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 77(2), pages 335-346, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:77:y:2023:i:2:p:335-346
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2195847
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