Employment, sense of well-being, and use of professional services among women.
Utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 1971-1975 (NHANES I), comparisons were made of general well-being scores and utilization of professional services between employed and non-employed women. Employed women tend to have a higher sense of well-being and utilize fewer professional services to cope with personal and mental health problems than their non-employed counterparts. This tendency is more pronounced among non-married and less-educated women, with an indication of a counter-tendency among college-educated non-White women.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*