Self-Employment and Health: Barriers or Benefits?

Self-employment and Health: Barriers or Benefits?

The self-employed are often reported to be healthier than wageworkers; however, the cause of this health difference is largely unknown. The longitudinal nature of the US Health and Retirement Study allows us to gauge the plausibility of two competing explanations for this difference: a contextual effect of self-employment on health (benefit effect), or a health-related selection of individuals ...

Employment based health benefits: trends and outlook.

Employment status and self rated health.

OBJECTIVES In many countries, reducing inequalities in health and mortality has become a significant problem. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between employment status and self rated health in study population. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was performed in the randomly selected population of individuals aged 25-64 years. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds rat...

Employment-based health benefits: trends in access and coverage.

• Fewer workers taking coverage: Between 1997 and 2002, the percentage of workers offered health benefits increased from 70 percent to 71.4 percent, and the percentage of workers covered by that health plan increased from 60 percent to 60.7 percent. Despite the fact that offer rates and coverage rates had increased, the percentage of workers taking coverage when offered declined from 85.7 perce...

Employers, workers, and the future of employment-based health benefits.

UNLABELLED EBRI'S BIANNUAL POLICY FORUM: This Issue Brief summarizes presentations at EBRI's 65th biannual policy forum, held in Washington, DC, on Dec. 10, 2009, on the topic, "Employers, Workers, and the Future of Employment-Based Health Benefits." The forum brought together a wide range of economic, benefits, management, and labor experts to share their expertise at a time when major health ...