Callander, Emily, Schofield, Deborah J., and Shrestha, Rupendra N. (2016) Higher education attainment does not improve the adult employment outcomes of adolescents with ill health. Journal of Social Inclusion, 7 (1). pp. 49-58.

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Abstract

This paper assesses whether attaining a higher education improves the chances of employment in adulthood amongst those who had a chronic health condition in adolescence. Using longitudinal analysis of twelve waves of the nationally representative Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, conducted between 2001 and 2012, a cohort of adolescents aged 15 to 21 in Wave 1 were followed through to age 24 (n=624). The results show that those who did have a chronic health condition during adolescence were2.4 times more likely to not be employed at age 24 compared to those who did not have a chronic health condition (95% CI: 1.4 – 4.4, p=0.0024). The results were adjusted for age, sex, education attainment at age 24, health status at age 24 and household income poverty status at age 24. Amongst those who did have a chronic health condition during adolescence there was no significant difference in the likelihood of being employed for those with a Year 12 and below (p=0.1087) level of education attainment or those with a Diploma, Certificate III or IV (p=0.6366) compared to those with a university degree. Education attainment was not shown to mitigate the impact of having a chronic health condition during adolescence on adult employment outcomes.

Item ID:	44917
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1836-8808
Keywords:	employment; chronic health conditions; poverty; living standards; longitudinal
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Additional Information:	Open Access Policy: The Journal of Social Inclusion (JoSI) provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2016 05:10
FoR Codes:	38 ECONOMICS > 3801 Applied economics > 380108 Health economics @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) @ 50% 91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9102 Microeconomics > 910209 Preference, Behaviour and Welfare @ 50%
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