Citation

Davila EP, Christ SL, Caban-Martinez AJ, Lee DJ, Arheart KL, Leblanc WG, McCollister KE, Clarke T, Zimmerman F, Goodman E, Muntaner C, Fleming LE. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2010; 52(5): 501-504.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (Dr Davila, Mr Caban-Martinez, Dr Lee, Dr Arheart, Dr LeBlanc, Dr McCollister, Ms Clarke, Dr Fleming), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla; Odum Institute for Research in Social Science (Dr Christ), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; School of Public Health (Dr Zimmerman), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif; Department of Pediatrics (Dr Goodman), Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass; and University of Toronto Center for Addiction and Mental Health (Dr Muntaner), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181d5e371

PMID

20431416

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: This study assessed the relationship between employment status and mortality over a 2-year period among a nationally representative sample of young adults aged 18 to 24 years (n = 121,478, representing more than 21 million US young adults). METHODS:: By using data from the 1986-2000 National Health Interview Survey and its public-use mortality follow-up through 2002, mortality after 2-year follow-up (for each individual) was regressed on employment status at baseline, controlling for gender, race, education, season, and survey design. RESULTS:: Having been employed was associated with significantly lower risks of all-cause, homicide, and "other-cause" mortality (adjusted odds ratios range: 0.51 to 0.60). CONCLUSION:: Working appears to be a factor that may prevent premature mortality among young adults; increasing unemployment may result in increased mortality risks among young adults in the future.

Language: en