Smoking and labour market participation: a 5-year prospective cohort study of transitions between work, unemployment and sickness absence

Aim: To examine whether smokers are at higher risk of unemployment and sickness absence and have a lower chance of getting employed compared to never smokers. Methods: The study sample in this prospective register-based cohort study consisted of 87,830 men and women between 18 and 60 years of age fr...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of public health 2023-08, Vol.51 (6), p.926-934
Main Authors: Kragelund, Kamilla, Tolstrup, Janne S., Lau, Cathrine J., Christensen, Anne I., Jørgensen, Maja B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cohort Studies
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sick Leave
Smoking - epidemiology
Unemployment
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Summary:Aim: To examine whether smokers are at higher risk of unemployment and sickness absence and have a lower chance of getting employed compared to never smokers. Methods: The study sample in this prospective register-based cohort study consisted of 87,830 men and women between 18 and 60 years of age from the Danish National Health Survey 2010. Assessment of smoking status was obtained at baseline and the participants were followed in the Danish register-based evaluation of marginalisation database from 2010 to 2015. Data were analysed by Cox proportional hazards. Results: The median age was 44.5 years and 47.3% were men. At baseline, 88.8% were categorised as working, 7.7% as unemployed and 3.5% as being on sickness absence. At the 5-year follow-up, hazard ratios for transitions from work to unemployment were 1.31 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22–1.40; P
ISSN:1403-4948
1651-1905
DOI:10.1177/14034948221081289