This paper investigates the relationship between local unemployment rates and individual ill
health. It is a case study of Britain in 1984–1991 based on secondary data analysis of the …

That there is a positive association between unemployment and a variety of measures of ill
health is clear. What is less clear is how this association arises. Two questions summarise …

Many observers believe that unemployment has harmful effects on the health of the
unemployed themselves, their families and those left in work during a recession. Never …

OBJECTIVES: Earlier research on health-related selection into unemployment has been
based on relatively severe health problems, leaves questions unanswered about particular …

This paper provides a cross-sectional analysis of the physical and emotional well-being of
employed and unemployed workers. The data used consists of a sub-sample (N= 14,313) …

It has been established for many years that people registered as unemployed generally
have poorer health and higher mortality than those in work. 1–4 Two main reasons have …

The object of the paper is to provide a satisfactory intellectual context to discuss the effects of
unemployment both on morbidity and on mortality. The paper consists of three main sections …

Unemployment is a health hazard. There is increasing Australian and international evidence
that people who are unemployed are more likely to have higher rates of mortality, morbidity …

Mathers and Schofield, from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, review recent
studies, including Australian research, on the health effects of unemployment and the …

One of the more controversial topics in the literature examining the influence of
unemployment on health is the hypothesised relation between unemployment and mortality …