Health effects of unemployment benefit program generosity.
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serval:BIB_72A2CD598CA3
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Health effects of unemployment benefit program generosity.
Journal
American journal of public health
ISSN
1541-0048 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0090-0036
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
105
Number
2
Pages
317-323
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
We assessed the impact of unemployment benefit programs on the health of the unemployed.
We linked US state law data on maximum allowable unemployment benefit levels between 1985 and 2008 to individual self-rated health for heads of households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and implemented state and year fixed-effect models.
Unemployment was associated with increased risk of reporting poor health among men in both linear probability (b=0.0794; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.0623, 0.0965) and logistic models (odds ratio=2.777; 95% CI=2.294, 3.362), but this effect is lower when the generosity of state unemployment benefits is high (b for interaction between unemployment and benefits=-0.124; 95% CI=-0.197, -0.0523). A 63% increase in benefits completely offsets the impact of unemployment on self-reported health.
Results suggest that unemployment benefits may significantly alleviate the adverse health effects of unemployment among men.
We linked US state law data on maximum allowable unemployment benefit levels between 1985 and 2008 to individual self-rated health for heads of households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and implemented state and year fixed-effect models.
Unemployment was associated with increased risk of reporting poor health among men in both linear probability (b=0.0794; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.0623, 0.0965) and logistic models (odds ratio=2.777; 95% CI=2.294, 3.362), but this effect is lower when the generosity of state unemployment benefits is high (b for interaction between unemployment and benefits=-0.124; 95% CI=-0.197, -0.0523). A 63% increase in benefits completely offsets the impact of unemployment on self-reported health.
Results suggest that unemployment benefits may significantly alleviate the adverse health effects of unemployment among men.
Keywords
Adult, Female, Health Status, Humans, Income/statistics & numerical data, Male, Public Assistance/economics, Public Assistance/statistics & numerical data, Unemployment/statistics & numerical data, United States/epidemiology
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