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Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?

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  • Jones, Melanie K.

    (Cardiff University)

  • Latreille, Paul L.

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Sloane, Peter J.

    (Swansea University)

  • Staneva, Anita

    (Griffith University)

Abstract

This paper uses the fourth European Working Conditions Survey (2005) to address the impact of age on work-related self-reported health outcomes. More specifically, the paper examines whether older workers differ significantly from younger workers regarding their job-related health risk perception, mental and physical health, sickness absence, probability of reporting injury and fatigue. Accounting for the 'healthy worker effect', or sample selection – in so far as unhealthy workers are likely to exit the labour force – we find that as a group, those aged 55-65 years are more 'vulnerable' than younger workers: they are more likely to perceive work-related health and safety risks, and to report mental, physical and fatigue health problems. As previously shown, older workers are more likely to report work-related absence.

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  • Jones, Melanie K. & Latreille, Paul L. & Sloane, Peter J. & Staneva, Anita, 2011. "Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?," IZA Discussion Papers 6044, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    mental health; physical health; absence; fatigue; endogeneity; healthy worker selection effect;
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    JEL classification:

    • I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General

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