Objectives Analyse mortality differences between self-employed and paid employees with a
focus on industrial sector, educational level and gender using Swedish register data …

Objectives This study investigated mortality differentials between self‐employed persons in
Sweden, considering industrial sector, enterprise characteristics and socio‐demographic …

Analysing Swedish population register data, the aim of the present study is to investigate
differences in acute cardiovascular disease (CVD) in terms of stroke and myocardial …

Background With the increase of the statutory retirement age, the number of self-employed
older workers will most likely increase. Therefore, this study aimed to explore: 1) the …

Objectives Self-employed workers have a higher risk for adverse health outcomes than
employed workers. However, the differences in health risk behaviors by employment status …

This study explores the impact of self-employment on health and argues that favorable
aspects of autonomy and self-direction notwithstanding, the self-employed are frequently …

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that manual workers are at higher risk of death than are
non-manual employees when living in municipalities with higher income inequality. Design …

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate occupations associated with a high risk
of specific chronic diseases in self-employed workers. Methods: For each occupational …

Background Life expectancy increased in industrialized countries, but inequalities in health
and mortality by socioeconomic position (SEP) still persist. Several studies have …

Objectives: Evidence is growing that non-standard employment is associated with adverse
health. However, little is known about the relationship between different non-standard …