在中年发展视力损失的工人中,就业和退休情况
Michele C McDonnall1, Jennifer L Cmar1
1The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|April 19, 2024
概括
发展视力丧失影响中年就业和退休,往往导致非自愿退休和财务不稳定. 然而,随着时间的推移,保留工作的可能性越来越大,这凸显了支持服务的重要性.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 劳动经济学 劳动经济学
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的视力丧失在老年工人中越来越普遍.
- 越来越多的人在传统的退休年龄后工作,这增加了他们在职业生涯中出现视力障碍的可能性.
研究的目的:
- 检查中年期发展视力丧失对就业状况和退休决定的影响.
- 为了比较视力损失和没有视力损失的个人之间的工作保留和退休经验.
主要方法:
- 利用了纵向健康和退休研究的数据.
- 确定了167名中年工人 (44-64岁) 患有视力损失,并对800名没有视力损失的工人进行了匹配的对照组.
- 分析了不同群体之间的保持工作,退休和财务状况的差异.
主要成果:
- 视力丧失与退出劳动力队伍有关,尽管随着时间的推移,保持工作的可能性增加了.
- 职业类别影响了保持工作;那些继续工作的人拥有更好的财务状况.
- 视力丧失的退休人员更容易自愿退休,并表达不满.
结论:
- 视力丧失后增加工作保留率的趋势令人鼓舞.
- 由于视力丧失而离开劳动力队伍的工人经常面临财务不稳定.
- 支持视力损失的工人继续工作至关重要,以防止非自愿退休及其负面后果.
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