Journal article
Inequalities in employment rates among older men and women in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the UK
A McAllister, L Bentley, H Brønnum-Hansen, NK Jensen, L Nylen, I Andersen, Q Liao, T Bodin, C Mustard, B Burström
BMC Public Health | BMC | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: In most developed countries, governments are implementing policies encouraging older persons to work past 65 years to reduce the burden on societies related to disability benefits and pension payments. Despite this push to extend working lives, we know little about who already works past this age and any inequalities that may exist. Our study investigates the employment rates of those aged 65-75 years of age by educational level, health status and sex in Canada (CAN), Denmark (DK), Sweden (SE) and the United Kingdom (UK). Secondly, we aim to relate findings on employment rates to prevailing policies in the different countries, to increase the understanding on how to further exten..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Joint Programming Initiative - More Years, Better Lives and funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (EWL-14428), Innovation Fund Denmark (5194-00004B), the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ES/N019261/1), the Swedish Research for Health, Working Life and Welfare. The funder had no role in design or analysis of the study. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily of the funders.