Social inequalities in 'sickness': European welfare states and non-employment among the chronically ill
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Social inequalities in 'sickness' : European welfare states and non-employment among the chronically ill. / Wel, Kjetil A. van der; Dahl, Espen; Thielen, Karsten.
I: Social Science & Medicine, Bind 73, Nr. 11, 04.10.2011, s. 1608-17.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Social inequalities in 'sickness'
T2 - European welfare states and non-employment among the chronically ill
AU - Wel, Kjetil A. van der
AU - Dahl, Espen
AU - Thielen, Karsten
N1 - Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/10/4
Y1 - 2011/10/4
N2 - The aim of this paper is to examine educational inequalities in the risk of non-employment among people with illnesses and how they vary between European countries with different welfare state characteristics. In doing so, the paper adds to the growing literature on welfare states and social inequalities in health by studying the often overlooked ‘sickness’-dimension of health, namely employment behaviour among people with illnesses. We use European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data from 2005 covering 26 European countries linked to country characteristics derived from Eurostat and OECD that include spending on active labour market policies, benefit generosity, income inequality, and employment protection. Using multilevel techniques we find that comprehensive welfare states have lower absolute and relative social inequalities in sickness, as well as more favourable general rates of non-employment. Hence, regarding sickness, welfare resources appear to trump welfare disincentives.
AB - The aim of this paper is to examine educational inequalities in the risk of non-employment among people with illnesses and how they vary between European countries with different welfare state characteristics. In doing so, the paper adds to the growing literature on welfare states and social inequalities in health by studying the often overlooked ‘sickness’-dimension of health, namely employment behaviour among people with illnesses. We use European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data from 2005 covering 26 European countries linked to country characteristics derived from Eurostat and OECD that include spending on active labour market policies, benefit generosity, income inequality, and employment protection. Using multilevel techniques we find that comprehensive welfare states have lower absolute and relative social inequalities in sickness, as well as more favourable general rates of non-employment. Hence, regarding sickness, welfare resources appear to trump welfare disincentives.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - sickness
U2 - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.012
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22014419
VL - 73
SP - 1608
EP - 1617
JO - Social Science & Medicine
JF - Social Science & Medicine
SN - 0277-9536
IS - 11
ER -
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