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Work, Occupation, Income, and Mortality

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Work is a central feature in the stratification of society because it sorts individuals into more or less prestigious occupations; exposes workers to salubrious, dangerous, or stressful environments; and provides earnings that, if adequate, can be converted into wealth, housing, and additional education. Thus, it seems intuitive that work, earnings, and occupations would be associated with broader life chances, including the attainment of long and healthy lives. Our chapter has four major sections. First, we discuss the theoretical and methodological challenges regarding the myriad and multidirectional relationships among work, income, and occupation, on the one hand, and health and mortality, on the other hand. Second, we review some of the major theoretical and empirical findings that link work, income, and occupation to individual mortality in more-developed countries. Third, we describe how work, occupation, and income impact mortality in less-developed countries where work and social safety net conditions may be quite different than in more-developed countries. Finally, we discuss some of the aggregate, historical, and comparative research that links work and income to mortality. Throughout the chapter, we note how gender and the life course shape the relationship between work and mortality.

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We would like to acknowledge helpful suggestions from Benjamin Amick, Barbara Anderson, Eileen Crimmins, George Delclos, and Richard Rogers, research assistance from Patricia Chen, and core funding for administrative support from the University of Colorado-Boulder, Population Program (NICHD R21 HD51146), and the University of Michigan Population Studies Center (NICHD R24 HD041028 and NIA P30 AG012846-14).

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    Sarah A. Burgard (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Joint Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Assistant Research Scientist)

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Krueger, P.M., Burgard, S.A. (2011). Work, Occupation, Income, and Mortality. In: Rogers, R., Crimmins, E. (eds) International Handbook of Adult Mortality. International Handbooks of Population, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9996-9_13

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