abstract: 'Part-time work is a common work arrangement in the United States that

  can be precarious, insecure, and lacking opportunities for advancement.

  In turn, part-time work, especially involuntary part-time work, tends to

  be associated with worse health outcomes. Although prior research

  documents heterogeneity in the health consequences of precarious work

  across countries, we do not know whether state-level institutional

  contexts shape the association between part-time work and self-rated

  health in the United States. Using data from the Current Population

  Survey (2009-2019; n = 813,077), the present study examined whether

  linkages between part-time work and self-rated health are moderated by

  state-level social policies and contexts. At the population level, we

  document differences in the prevalence of fair/poor health among

  part-time workers across states. For instance, 21\% of involuntary

  part-time workers reported fair/poor health in West Virginia compared to

  7\% of involuntary part-time workers in Massachusetts. Findings also

  provide evidence that voluntary (beta = .51) and involuntary (beta=.57)

  part-time work is associated with greater odds of fair/poor health among

  individuals. Moreover, the association between voluntary part-time work

  and self-rated health is weaker for individuals living in states with

  higher amounts for maximum unemployment insurance, higher minimum wage,

  and lower income inequality. State-level policies did not moderate the

  association between involuntary part-time work and health. The present

  study points to the need to mitigate the health consequences of

  part-time work with social policies that enhance the health of workers.'
affiliation: 'Donnelly, R (Corresponding Author), PMB 351811, Nashville, TN 37235
  USA.

  Donnelly, Rachel; Schoenbachler, Adam, Vanderbilt Univ, 221 Kirkland Hall, Nashville,
  TN 37235 USA.'
article-number: '100891'
author: Donnelly, Rachel and Schoenbachler, Adam
author-email: Rachel.donnelly@vanderbilt.edu
author_list:
- family: Donnelly
  given: Rachel
- family: Schoenbachler
  given: Adam
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100891
earlyaccessdate: AUG 2021
files: []
issn: 2352-8273
journal: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
keywords: Part-time work; Health; States; Policy; Inequalities in health
keywords-plus: 'EMPLOYMENT; SATISFACTION; FLEXIBILITY; GENDER; TRENDS; UNDEREMPLOYMENT;

  CONSEQUENCES; DISPARITIES; DISABILITY; STRESS'
language: English
month: SEP
number-of-cited-references: '63'
orcid-numbers: Schoenbachler, Adam/0000-0002-6625-4316
papis_id: e39e91bada184dcc3ed74f7ded10e4e8
ref: Donnelly2021parttimework
researcherid-numbers: 'Schoenbachler, Adam/AAE-4615-2022

  '
times-cited: '2'
title: 'Part-time work and health in the United States: The role of state policies'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000697998100073
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '9'
volume: '15'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2021'