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Socioeconomic differences in working life expectancy: a scoping review
Svetlana Solovieva1, Astrid de Wind2,3, Karina Undem4
1Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, Työterveyslaitos, Helsinki, 00032, Finland. svetlana.solovieva@ttl.fi.
BMC Public Health
|March 8, 2024
Summary
Socioeconomic status significantly impacts working life expectancy (WLE), with lower education and occupational classes experiencing shorter WLE. This highlights challenges for equitable pension policies and necessitates further research into healthy WLE and income influences.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Gerontology
Background:
- Growing interest in working life expectancy (WLE) and its socioeconomic disparities.
- Lack of comprehensive overviews on socioeconomic differences in WLE.
- Need to understand differences in WLE and healthy WLE (HWLE) across various socioeconomic strata.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review literature on socioeconomic differences in WLE and HWLE.
- To analyze disparities by education, occupational class, and income.
- To identify future research needs in WLE and HWLE.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature search across major databases (Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE).
- Inclusion of reports on WLE/HWLE differences by education, occupation, or income until November 2022.
- Synthesis of socioeconomic differences in WLE and HWLE in absolute and relative terms.
Main Results:
- 26 reports from 21 studies on educational and occupational class differences were included; no income-related studies found.
- Lower education associated with 30% (men) and 27% (women) shorter WLE compared to higher education.
- Lower occupational class linked to 21% (men) and 27% (women) shorter WLE; lower-educated individuals face more unemployment and disability retirement.
Conclusions:
- Significant socioeconomic inequalities in WLE pose challenges for equitable pension policies.
- Current policies often adopt a one-size-fits-all approach, ignoring these disparities.
- Further research is crucial for understanding socioeconomic differences in HWLE and income's impact on working life duration.
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