abstract: 'Even though labor market flexibility continues to be a source of grave

  concern in terms of employment instability, as evidenced by temporary

  employment, only a few longitudinal studies have examined the effects of

  employment instability on the health status of wage workers. Against

  this backdrop, this study assesses the manner in which changes in

  employment type affect the health status of wage workers. The data

  originate from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study''s health-related

  surveys for the first through fourth years (n = 1,789; 1998 to 2001).

  This study estimates potential damage to self-rated health through the

  application of a generalized estimating equation, according to specific

  levels of employment instability. While controlling for age,

  socioeconomic position, marital status, health behavior, and access to

  health care, the study analysis confirms that changes in employment type

  exert significant and adverse effects on health status for a given year

  (OR = 1.47; 95\% CI 1.10-1.96), to an extent comparable to the marked

  effects of smoking on human health (OR = 1.47; 95\% CI 1.05-2.04). Given

  the global prevalence of labor flexibility, policy interventions must be

  implemented if employment instability triggers broad discrepancies not

  only in social standing, wage, and welfare benefits, but also in health

  status.'
affiliation: 'Jung, M (Corresponding Author), Dana Farber Canc Inst, Dept Med Oncol,
  Ctr Community Based Res, 450 Brookline Ave,LW 601, Boston, MA 02215 USA.

  Jung, Minsoo, Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dana Farber Canc Inst, Ctr Community
  Based Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA.

  Jung, Minsoo, Dongduk Womens Univ, Dept Hlth Sci, Seoul, South Korea.

  Jung, Minsoo, Korea Univ, Hlth Sci Res Inst, Seoul, South Korea.'
author: Jung, Minsoo
author-email: minsoo\_jung@dfci.harvard.edu
author_list:
- family: Jung
  given: Minsoo
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.2190/HS.43.3.g
eissn: 1541-4469
files: []
issn: 0020-7314
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
keywords-plus: FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT; SECURITY; BACK; RISK; WELL
language: English
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '37'
orcid-numbers: Jung, Minsoo/0000-0003-3317-6507
pages: 483-498
papis_id: a08c6e88c8250192408b216c9235d632
ref: Jung2013healthdisparities
times-cited: '3'
title: HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG WAGE WORKERS DRIVEN BY EMPLOYMENT INSTABILITY IN THE
  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
type: Article
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volume: '43'
web-of-science-categories: Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy \& Services
year: '2013'