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Trends in Precarious Employment in Sweden 1992–2017: A Social Determinant of Health

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  • Theo Bodin

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden
    Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm Region, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Nuria Matilla-Santander

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Jenny Selander

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Per Gustavsson

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Tomas Hemmingsson

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden
    Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Gun Johansson

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden
    Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm Region, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Johanna Jonsson

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Katarina Kjellberg

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden
    Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm Region, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Bertina Kreshpaj

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden
    Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, 1353 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Cecilia Orellana

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Eskil Wadensjö

    (Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Maria Albin

    (Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden
    Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm Region, 11365 Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify trends in precarious employment in the Swedish workforce from 1992 to 2017. This is a repeated cross-sectional study, analyzing the total working population aged 16–75 in Sweden at five-year intervals. We used version 2.0 of the Swedish Register-based Operationalization of Precarious Employment, covering the following dimensions: employment insecurity, income inadequacy, lack of rights and protection. The proportion in precarious employment increased from 9.7 to 12% between 1992 and 2017, a relative increase of 24%. The prevalence was higher among those of lower age, of low education, and immigrants. Differences between sexes converged, and there were slightly more precarious men than women in 2017. The relative increase was most pronounced among men, especially those with low educational attainment and of European origin. The increasing proportion of precarious employees is a clear challenge to the tripartite Nordic model, which requires sufficient trade-union bargaining power.

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  • Theo Bodin & Nuria Matilla-Santander & Jenny Selander & Per Gustavsson & Tomas Hemmingsson & Gun Johansson & Johanna Jonsson & Katarina Kjellberg & Bertina Kreshpaj & Cecilia Orellana & Eskil Wadensjö, 2022. "Trends in Precarious Employment in Sweden 1992–2017: A Social Determinant of Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12797-:d:935009
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