Association of employment status and income with self-rated health among waged workers with disabilities in South Korea: population-based panel study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 11; p. e032174
• Main Authors: Choi, Jae Woo, Kim, Juyeong, Han, Euna, Kim, Tae Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 26.11.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Chronic illnesses; Disabilities; Disability; Economic activity; Employment; Health disparities; Households; Income; Longitudinal studies; low income; Low income groups; Population; Population-based studies; precarious employment; Public Health; Quality of life; self-rated health; Socioeconomic factors; Variables; waged workers; Work environment; Workers with disabilities; Working conditions; South Korea; low income; disability; self-rated health; precarious employment; waged workers

ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the association of employment status and income with self-rated health among waged workers with disabilities in South Korea.MethodsThis study used the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled from 2011 to 2015. A total of 951 waged workers with disabilities we...