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Job loss and unmet health care needs in the economic recession: Different associations by family income

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  • Huang, J.
  • Birkenmaier, J.
  • Kim, Y.

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Objectives. We examined heterogeneous associations between job loss and unmet health care needs by family income level in the recent economic recession. Methods. We conducted logistic regression analyses with the sample from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation (n = 12 658). Dependent variables were 2 dichotomous measures of unmet health care needs in medical and dental services. The primary independent variables were a dummy indicator of job loss during a 2-year period and the family income-To-needs ratio. We used an interaction term between job loss and the family income-To-needs ratio to test the proposed research question. Results. Job loss was significantly associated with the increased risk of unmet health care needs. The proportion with unmet needs was highest for the lowest-income unemployed, but the association between job loss and health hardship was stronger for the middle- And higher-income unemployed. Conclusions. The unemployed experience health hardship differently by income level. A comprehensive coordination of applications for unemployment and health insurance should be considered to protect the unemployed from health hardship.

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  • Huang, J. & Birkenmaier, J. & Kim, Y., 2014. "Job loss and unmet health care needs in the economic recession: Different associations by family income," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(11), pages 178-183.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301998_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301998
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    1. Tsai, Yung-Yu & Huang, Po-Chun & Yang, Tzu-Ting, 2024. "Long-term effects of job displacement on earnings and mental health: Evidence from population-wide administrative data," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 238(C).
    2. Wen‐Jui Han & Jake Hart, 2021. "Job precarity and economic prospects during the COVID‐19 public health crisis," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 102(5), pages 2394-2411, September.

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