Is there an association between working conditions and health? An analysis of the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey data

This paper analyses the association between working conditions and physical health using data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS6) released in 2017. The econometric analysis uses two indicators to describe health status: self-assessed health (SAH), which is a subjective indicato...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-02, Vol.14 (2), p.e0211294-e0211294
Main Author: Nappo, Nunzia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Data processing
Econometrics
Employment
Employment security
Epidemiology
Europe
Female
Health
Health economics
Health Status
Heart
Hostages
Humans
Indicators
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Models, Econometric
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Occupational stress
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Psychology
Self Report
Social Sciences
Social support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Womens health
Workers
Working conditions
Workplace
Young Adult
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Summary:This paper analyses the association between working conditions and physical health using data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS6) released in 2017. The econometric analysis uses two indicators to describe health status: self-assessed health (SAH), which is a subjective indicator of health; and an objective indicator of health (SICK), which is based on the occurrence of any illness or health problem that has lasted or is expected to last for more than 6 months. The theoretical hypotheses concerning the association between working conditions and SAH and the association between working conditions and SICK are tested using a standard ordered probit model and a standard probit model, respectively. The results show that encouraging working conditions, work environment, and job support are associated with both better self-assessed health and better objective health.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0211294