Is the health of the long-term unemployed better or worse in high unemployment areas?
Data on 25.6 million adults from the UK 2001 Census were analysed to compare the regional pattern of self-rated health of the long-term unemployed to that of people from different social classes and of those who have never worked. The results show that the health of the long-term unemployed was better in high unemployment regions, and conversely, worse where the local labour market was traditionally stronger. This is the reverse of the regional pattern found-for different social classes and for those who have never worked.
Whitehead
Margaret
M
Department of Public Health, University of Liverpool. mmw@liverpool.ac.uk
Drever
Frances
F
Doran
Tim
T
D000328:Adult; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012923:Social Class; D014478:Unemployment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology