Barriers and Willingness to Accept Re-Employment among Unemployed Senior Workers: The SeniorWorkingLife Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Material and Methods
2.1.1. Study Design and Study Population
2.1.2. Subgroups
2.1.3. Questionnaire about Barriers and Willingness to Accept Re-Employment
2.2. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ISCO 1–4 (Seated Work) | ISCO 5–9 (Physical Work) | |||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Variable Label | n = 408 | n = 622 | n = 340 | n = 312 |
Age, mean (SD) | 57.1 (12.6) | 57.2 (12.3) | 57.8 (10.7) | 56.6 (10.7) |
Physical activity work, percentage (95% CI) | ||||
Seated | 60 (49–70) | 65 (57–74) | 31 (17–44) | 23 (10–36) |
Standing or walking | 24 (15–34) | 24 (16–32) | 17 (10–23) | 17 (9–26) |
Standing or walking with a lot of lifting or carrying | 12 (6–18) | 7 (4–11) | 33 (22–43) | 38 (26–50) |
Heavy or fast work that is physically strenuous | 4 (0–9) | 3 (0–6) | 20 (10–30) | 22 (10–34) |
ISCO 1–4 | ISCO 5–9 | ISCO 5–9 vs. 1–4 | Woman vs. Men | Age | ||||
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All | Men | Women | Men | Women | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |
n = 1576 | n = 389 | n = 586 | n = 311 | n = 290 | ||||
Your age | 54% | 59% | 59% | 44% | 53% | 0.63 (0.39–1.02) | 1.21 (0.76–1.94) | 1.10 (1.03–1.19) |
Your qualifications are somewhat outdated | 26% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 26% | 1.05 (0.62–1.79) | 1.15 (0.69–1.91) | 0.95 (0.91–1.00) |
Your health | 19% | 15% | 12% | 31% | 23% | 2.35 (1.31–4.21) | 0.72 (0.40–1.29) | 1.00 (0.93–1.07) |
You are lacking a network of acquaintances who can help you to find vacancies | 17% | 14% | 16% | 11% | 27% | 1.32 (0.74–2.36) | 1.65 (0.94–2.91) | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) |
You are overqualified for the vacancies | 15% | 23% | 14% | 10% | 9% | 0.47 (0.23–0.98) | 0.61 (0.34–1.11) | 0.97 (0.92–1.02) |
You have already set your mind to retire from the labor market | 8% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 0.61 (0.32–1.16) | 1.40 (0.64–3.07) | 1.23 (1.13–1.33) |
You have family obligations | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0.86 (0.30–2.46) | 0.23 (0.07–0.82) | 0.78 (0.58–1.04) |
You are trying to start your own business | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0.29 (0.12–0.70) | 0.78 (0.25–2.40) | 0.82 (0.72–0.93) |
None of the above | 19% | 17% | 16% | 27% | 24% | 1.74 (0.91–3.33) | 0.86 (0.46–1.61) | 0.93 (0.84–1.03) |
ISCO 1–4 | ISCO 5–9 | ISCO 5–9 vs. 1–4 | Woman vs. Men | Age | ||||
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All | Men | Women | Men | Women | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |
n = 1576 | n = 389 | n = 586 | n = 311 | n = 290 | ||||
Take another job function | 53% | 59% | 53% | 39% | 56% | 0.72 (0.45–1.16) | 1.01 (0.63–1.61) | 0.90 (0.85–0.95) |
Take a completely different job than you your education | 47% | 41% | 52% | 43% | 51% | 1.02 (0.64–1.63) | 1.45 (0.92–2.29) | 0.96 (0.91–1.01) |
Doing work with less responsibility | 43% | 50% | 55% | 22% | 34% | 0.35 (0.22–0.55) | 1.37 (0.86–2.19) | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) |
Work time reduction | 41% | 38% | 52% | 28% | 35% | 0.55 (0.33–0.92) | 1.63 (1.01–2.63) | 0.95 (0.91–1.00) |
Lower salary | 35% | 52% | 40% | 18% | 21% | 0.28 (0.16–0.50) | 0.68 (0.41–1.14) | 0.91 (0.87–0.96) |
Handle job tasks that are significantly below your competencies | 32% | 38% | 37% | 23% | 23% | 0.51 (0.31–0.84) | 0.95 (0.59–1.54) | 0.98 (0.93–1.03) |
Increased transport time compared with your previous job | 28% | 37% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 0.63 (0.36–1.09) | 0.92 (0.55–1.54) | 0.90 (0.85–0.95) |
Accept poorer working conditions | 11% | 18% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 0.74 (0.31–1.79) | 0.57 (0.26–1.24) | 0.94 (0.88–1.01) |
Move | 5% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 2.08 (0.76–5.70) | 0.47 (0.18–1.19) | 0.89 (0.81–0.97) |
None of the above | 19% | 18% | 15% | 22% | 22% | 1.56 (0.82–2.97) | 1.04 (0.55–1.98) | 1.22 (1.11–1.35) |
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Thomassen, K.; Sundstrup, E.; Skovlund, S.V.; Andersen, L.L. Barriers and Willingness to Accept Re-Employment among Unemployed Senior Workers: The SeniorWorkingLife Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155358
Thomassen K, Sundstrup E, Skovlund SV, Andersen LL. Barriers and Willingness to Accept Re-Employment among Unemployed Senior Workers: The SeniorWorkingLife Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(15):5358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155358
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomassen, Kristina, Emil Sundstrup, Sebastian V. Skovlund, and Lars L. Andersen. 2020. "Barriers and Willingness to Accept Re-Employment among Unemployed Senior Workers: The SeniorWorkingLife Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 15: 5358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155358