Work-related health in Europe: are older workers more at risk?

"This paper uses the fourth European Working Conditions Survey (2005) to address the impact of age on work-related self-reported health outcomes. More specifically, the paper examines whether older workers differ significantly from younger workers regarding their job-related health risk percept...

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Main Authors: Jones, Melanie K., Latreille, Paul L., Sloane, Peter J., Staneva, Anita V.
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2011
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19136761124919549439-Work-related-health-in-europe-.htm
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Summary:"This paper uses the fourth European Working Conditions Survey (2005) to address the impact of age on work-related self-reported health outcomes. More specifically, the paper examines whether older workers differ significantly from younger workers regarding their job-related health risk perception, mental and physical health, sickness absence, probability of reporting injury and fatigue. Accounting for the 'healthy worker effect', or sample selection – in so far as unhealthy workers are likely to exit the labour force – we find that as a group, those aged 55-65 years are more 'vulnerable' than younger workers: they are more likely to perceive work-related health and safety risks, and to report mental, physical and fatigue health problems. As previously shown, older workers are more likely to report work-related absence."
Physical Description:39 p.
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