Childhood Physical Activity and Adulthood Earnings

Kari, Jaana T.; Tammelin, Tuija; Viinikainen, Jutta; Hutri‐Kähönen, Nina; Raitakari, Olli T.; Pehkonen, Jaakko

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“…Globally, it is estimated that the direct costs attributable to physical inactivity range from 0.3% to 4.6% of national healthcare expenditures. 1,2 Additionally, studies in this field have found that physical activity is related to rewards in the labor market, such as higher earnings [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and higher probability of employment 8,12,13 (see Appendix 1 for a literature summary).…”

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“…Rooth 10 also showed that individuals who indicate in job applications that they are physically active have a higher probability of receiving callbacks to job interviews. Cabane and Clark 14 and Kari et al 5 are examples of studies that have analyzed the role of childhood physical activity instead of adulthood physical activity in various labor market outcomes. In sum, Cabane and Clark 14 did not find an association between childhood sporting activities and earnings, job satisfaction, and the probability of being a worker, whereas Kari et al, 5 on the other hand, did document a positive association between childhood leisure-time physical activity and earnings in adulthood, especially among men.…”

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Childhood physical activity as a labor market investment

Kari

Pehkonen

Tammelin

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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This study examined the role of physical activity and changes in physical activity levels during childhood in long‐term labor market outcomes. To address this important but under‐researched theme, the study utilized data drawn from longitudinal research, the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS), and from registries compiled by Statistics Finland. The study consisted of children aged 9 (n = 1565) and 15 (n = 2445) at the time their physical activity was measured. Labor market outcomes, including employment status, average employment months, and average unemployment months, were calculated from 1997 to 2010, when the participants were aged 20 to 48 years. Regression models were used to assess the relationship between physical activity and labor market outcomes. The results show that the consequences of childhood physical activity may be far‐reaching, as higher childhood physical activity was positively related to the probability of being employed and employment months and was negatively related to unemployment months. On average, a one‐unit increase in physical activity index was related to a 1% higher probability of being employed, 0.10 more months of yearly employment, and 0.05 fewer months of yearly unemployment. The results also imply that persistently active individuals had the highest level of employment and the lowest level of unemployment compared with other activity groups. In conclusion, investments in childhood physical activity may not only promote health and well‐being but may also correlate with better labor market outcomes later in life, providing both personal and societal benefits.

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Childhood physical activity as a labor market investment

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Tammelin

et al. 2020

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“…One could be that the women with Externalizing behaviors were physically more active than the other women. A high level of physical activity already during adolescence has been found to reduce job strain [37] and increase earnings [38] in adulthood, and to increase/ maintain work ability in the general population [39]. On the other hand, the relevance of psychosocial problems to labor market inclusion might depend on concurrent unhealthy behaviors, as the Multiple risk behavior cluster associated significantly with over one year of unemployment, and the men in the Externalizing behavior class smoked the most.…”

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Accumulated unhealthy behaviors and psychosocial problems in adolescence are associated with labor market exclusion in early adulthood – a northern Finland birth cohort 1986 study

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Background: The relevance of health-related behaviors to exclusion from the labor market in early adulthood remains poorly studied in relation to the magnitude of the problem. We explored whether adolescents' accumulated unhealthy behaviors and psychosocial problems are associated with later labor market exclusion, and whether multisite musculoskeletal pain (MMSP) impacts these relations. Methods: We gathered questionnaire data on unhealthy behaviors and psychosocial problems and MMSP among adolescents aged 15 to 16 belonging to the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. The findings were combined with registry data on unemployment, employment and permanent work disability during a five-year follow-up between the ages of 25 and 29 (n = 6692). In the statistical modeling we used education, family leave and socioeconomic status of childhood family as potential confounders, as well as latent class and logistic regression analyses. Results: The Externalizing behavior cluster associated with over one year of unemployment (RR 1.64, CI 1.25-2.14) and permanent work disability (OR 2.49, CI 1.07-5.78) in the follow-up among the men. The Sedentary cluster also associated with over one year (RR 1.41, CI 1.13-1.75) and under one year of unemployment (RR 1.25, CI 1.02-1.52) and no employment days (RR 1.93, CI 1.26-2.95) among the men. Obese male participants were at risk of over one year of unemployment (RR 1.50, CI 1.08-2.09) and no employment days (RR 1.93, CI 1.07-3.50). Among the women, the Multiple risk behavior cluster related significantly to over one year of unemployment (RR 1.77, CI 1.37-2.28). MMSP had no influence on the associations.

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“…The lack of studies makes comparison of findings difficult. Only studies that have analyzed physical activity in childhood and in adulthood 16 , in adolescence and adulthood 17 and physical activity in different phases of life can be found in literature 9 .…”

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Longitudinal follow-up of physical activity from preschool to school age: the ELOS-Pré study

Barros

Nahas

Hardman

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. cineantropom. desempenho hum.

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The aim of this study was to verify if the practice of physical activity in the preschool age (3-5 years) is predictive of this behavior after entering the school age (5-7 years).A longitudinal, school-based study with 700 children enrolled in public and private schools of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, who were evaluated in 2010 and followed in 2012. The study variables were the time spent in outdoor games and plays (a measure referred to by the parents / guardians of children through questionnaire applied as an interview) and the level of physical activity (objective measure obtained by the Actigraph accelerometer). The latter measure was extracted from a subsample (n = 98) of children. To analyze data, binary logistic regression was used. Children who spent 60+ minutes per day in this type of activity were 45% more likely of maintaining this behavior after entering the school age (OR = 1.45, 95% CI 1.02-2.07, p = 0.04). In addition, children who presented global NAF measure of 300+ counts / minute in 2010 were 173% more likely of maintaining this level of physical activity after entering the school age (OR = 2.73, 95% CI, 98-7.59, p = 0.06). It was verified that the practice of physical activity in the preschool age is a predictor of this behavior after entering the school age. It is suggested the development of campaigns to inform parents and teachers about the importance of early adherence to physical activity recommendations.

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Childhood Physical Activity and Adulthood Earnings

Abstract: The findings provide evidence that childhood physical activity can have far-reaching positive effects on adulthood earnings. Possibilities for improving physical activity during childhood may not only promote health but also affect long-term labor market outcomes.

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Childhood physical activity as a labor market investment

Childhood physical activity as a labor market investment

Accumulated unhealthy behaviors and psychosocial problems in adolescence are associated with labor market exclusion in early adulthood – a northern Finland birth cohort 1986 study

Longitudinal follow-up of physical activity from preschool to school age: the ELOS-Pré study

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