Socioeconomic differences in disability retirement in Finland: The contribution of ill-health, health behaviours and working conditions

Polvinen, Anu; Gould, Raija; Lahelma, Eero; Martikainen, Pekka

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“…Our results are in line with earlier studies examining socioeconomic differences in DR due to musculoskeletal diseases (2,4,6,12) for which large socioeconomic differences have been found. Socioeconomic differences in DR due to arthrosis and back diagnoses were broadly similar to those for all musculoskeletal causes.…”

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“…Previous studies have shown that the risk of disability retirement is higher for people with lower socioeconomic status (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). However, studies examining DR due to MSD (2,4,6,8), mental disorders (2,7), and cardiovascular diseases (7) have shown that the socioeconomic differences may vary based on the cause of disability.…”

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“…However, studies examining DR due to MSD (2,4,6,8), mental disorders (2,7), and cardiovascular diseases (7) have shown that the socioeconomic differences may vary based on the cause of disability. In particular, large socioeconomic differences in DR due to MSD have been found (2,4,8). A Finnish study (2) among municipal employees found a stronger and more consistent socioeconomic gradient in DR due to MSD than mental disorders.…”

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“…This explanation has been empirically supported in several studies to a greater or lesser extent (4,(12)(13)(14)(15). Correspondingly, both physical and psychosocial working conditions are considered to be established risk factors for disability pension (16)(17)(18).…”

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“…Several studies have suggested that strenuous and repetitive working conditions could be factors mediating the association between lower education and disability pension (4,(12)(13)(14)(15). However, many of these studies have been based on cross-sectional measurement of explanatory variables, which makes causal interpretations difficult.…”

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Do working conditions explain the increased risks of disability pension among men and women with low education? A follow-up of Swedish cohorts

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Background In Sweden there is a socioeconomic divide between white and blue collar workers with respect to the risk for premature exit from working life. Disability pension has long represented a major reason behind early exits. Objective The present investigation aimed at studying the effect on socioeconomic groups of new guidelines issued by the Swedish government in 2006, limiting the possibilities for applicants to be granted pension on medical grounds. Material and method The study was based on register data comprising the prevalence of disability pension and premature age pension in different occupations in the age group 55–64 years, comparing the years 2006 and 2011. Results It was found that in 2011 under the new guidelines, newly approved disability pensions had dropped by 70%. Women were affected more than men. The drop in disability pensions affected applicants within the two most prevalent diagnosis groups, mental disorders (a drop by 58%) and musculoskeletal disorders (a drop by 87%). In the same time period, the percentage in the age range 55–64 years choosing premature age pension more than doubled. An increase in the number of premature age pensions was more common in blue collar occupational groups than in white collar workers. Occupation had a higher impact on working life expectancy than country of birth. Conclusion There are strong indications that many applicants, particularly blue collar workers, who had been unable to be granted disability pension under the new operational guidelines, instead choose premature retirement, a costly alternative for many individuals with already low pension benefits. The results indicate a tendency of passing on the societal costs of early labor market exits to various economic compensation arrangements, as well as to the individuals themselves.

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Socioeconomic differences in disability retirement in Finland: The contribution of ill-health, health behaviours and working conditions

Abstract: Our findings suggest that preventing ill-health and improving working conditions, especially among the lower socioeconomic classes, would help reduce socioeconomic differences in disability retirement.

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The contribution of major diagnostic causes to socioeconomic differences in disability retirement

The contribution of major diagnostic causes to socioeconomic differences in disability retirement

Do working conditions explain the increased risks of disability pension among men and women with low education? A follow-up of Swedish cohorts

Social inequality in working life expectancy in Sweden

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