title: The Association Between Informal Caregiving and Exit From Employment Among Older Workers: Prospective Findings From the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
abstract: This study investigated associations between informal caregiving and exit from paid employment among older workers in the United Kingdom.
  
  
  
  Information on caregiving and work status for 8,473 older workers (aged 50-75 years) was drawn from five waves of Understanding Society (2009-2014). We used discrete-time survival models to estimate the associations of caring intensity and type on the probability of exiting paid work (from >0 to 0 hours/week) in the following year. Models were stratified by sex and working hours, and adjusted for age, self-rated health, long-standing illness, occupation, and partner's employment status.
  
  
  
  No association was found between caregiving intensity and exit from paid work. Full-time employees who provided care within the household (women and men) or cared for a partner/spouse (women only) more likely to stop working, compared to those not providing care. Women who entered a caregiving role (more than 10 hours/week) were between 2.64 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.46, 4.79) and 4.46 (95% CI: 2.53, 7.88) times more likely to exit work (for part-time and full-time workers, respectively), compared to women providing no care.
  
  
  
  This study highlights the onset of caregiving as a key period for older workers. Ensuring that caregiving responsibilities are adequately recognized and supported may help extend working life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Ewan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Emily T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zaninotto
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Dorina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cadar
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Head
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stansfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stafford
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012179:Retirement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D006113:United Kingdom