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Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten von Arbeitslosen

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  • Hollederer, Alfons
  • Voigtländer, Sven

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Based on the current state of research, unemployment goes hand in hand witha number of health impairments. However, there is a lack of knowledge in regard to the health behaviour of the unemployed. Data is drawn from the panel study “Labour Market and Social Security” (PASS), wave 6 (2012). Based on the SF12v2, unemployed men and women rate their mental and physical health levels, on average, more negatively than employed men and women. There are also significantly more unemployed persons than employed who report a hospital stay in the year before the interview. About two thirds of unemployed men and half of unemployed women smoke, with the proportion of smokers among the unemployed being double the proportion among the employed. On the other hand, unemployed persons more often state that they never consume alcohol. In comparison to the employed, there is a higher proportion of unemployed persons who never do sports, fitness training or work out at the gym. The analysis shows substantial disparities between unemployed and employed persons regarding health, hospitalisation periods as well as their health behavior.

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  • Hollederer, Alfons & Voigtländer, Sven, 2016. "Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten von Arbeitslosen," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 69(5), pages 381-385.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2016-5-381
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2016-5-381
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    1. Krug, Gerhard & Prechsl, Sebastian, 2022. "Do changes in network structure explain why unemployment damages health? Evidence from German panel data," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 307(C).

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