Abstract
Objective This study aimed to examine the association of employment status and income with self-rated health among waged workers with disabilities in South Korea. Methods This study used the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled from 2011 to 2015. A total of 951 waged workers with disabilities were selected as baseline subjects in 2011 and were followed up for 5 years. This study used a generalised linear mixed model after adjusting for covariates. Results Among 951 waged workers with disabilities, the results showed that 39.3% of workers with disabilities reported poor self-rated health. Workers with disabilities with a precarious employment status and lower income were 1.22 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.23) and 1.81 (95% CI 1.80 to 1.83) times more likely to have poor self-rated health than those with permanent employment and higher income, respectively. A subgroup analysis found that precarious workers with disabilities in lower income households had higher possibilities of poor self-rated health. Conclusion This study suggests that precarious employment and lower income of waged workers with disabilities are significantly associated with poor self-rated health compared with those with permanent jobs or higher income.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e032174 |
| Journal | BMJ open |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 Nov 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Research support by a grant from the National Research Foundation Korea (grant number 2019R1A2C1003259) is gratefully acknowledged.
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This study suggests that waged workers with disabilities and precarious employment or low-income level are associated with poorer self-rated health than those with permanent jobs or high income. Our findings provide significant evidence explaining health inequalities among waged workers with disabilities. Information collected from monitoring the health status of waged workers with disabilities with precarious jobs or low-income levels could help prioritise health policies for the disabled. Our findings may also contribute to supporting solutions for non-permanent jobs or poverty issues among people with disabilities from a health perspective. The English language in this document has been checked by at least two professional editors, both native speakers of English. Contributors JC and THK designed the study concept, wrote the protocol and collected the data. JK and EH conducted the analyses. All authors helped in drafting the manuscript, and read and approved the final manuscript. All authors had full access to all data (including statistical reports and tables) in the study and take responsibility for data integrity and data analysis accuracy. JC and THK are the study guarantors. Funding Research support by a grant from the National Research Foundation Korea (grant number 2019R1A2C1003259) is gratefully acknowledged. Competing interests None declared. Patient consent for publication Not required. Ethics approval The authors obtained ethical approval for this research from the institutional review board of Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health. Informed consent was waived by the board. Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. Data availability statement No data are available.
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)