Labor Force Participation and Health: A Cohort Comparison of Older Male Workers

In: Social science quarterly, Band 70, Heft 2, S. 449-465

Abstract

A career perspective is used to highlight the temporal variations, self-processes, & social-structural factors in adult human development, using national longitudinal data on men aged 45-54 interviewed in 1966 & reinterviewed in 1971 & 1976. Analysis indicates that: (1) past poor health, past work experiences, job satisfaction, job complexity, & the physical demands of the job, as well as assets, influence labor force participation; & (2) past poor health, past work disability, job satisfaction, & education influence health. 1 Table, 1 Figure, 51 References. HA