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Sustainable Earnings among Immigrants, and the Role of Health Status for Self-Sufficiency: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study of Labour Immigrants and Refugees to Sweden 2000–2006

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  • Magnus Helgesson

    (Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, SE-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Equity and Working Life, Uppsala University, SE-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Maria Brendler-Lindqvist

    (Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, SE-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Bo Johansson

    (Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, SE-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Tobias Nordquist

    (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Martin Tondel

    (Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, SE-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Magnus Svartengren

    (Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, SE-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden)

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate economic self-sufficiency for immigrants, and how health status affected self-sufficiency. The proportion of self-sufficiency during years 1–10 after receiving a residence permit is presented for all non-European labour immigrants ( n = 1259) and refugees ( n = 23,859), aged 18–54, who immigrated to Sweden 2000–2006, and compared to a control group of Swedish-born ( n = 144,745). The risk of not being self-sufficient in year 10 was analysed with Cox regression models, and the results are presented as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Moreover, the impact on the self-sufficiency of having a diagnosis from specialised health care during the first five years in Sweden was analysed. The results showed that half of the refugees and three-quarters of the labour immigrants were self-sufficient 10 years after residency. The adjusted risk of not being self-sufficient at year 10 was 80% higher among labour immigrants (HR = 1.8; CI = 1.6–2.0) and more than two-fold among refugees (HR = 2.7; CI = 2.6–2.8) compared to the Swedish-born. Having a diagnosis from specialised health care during the first five years in Sweden had an impact on self-sufficiency in all groups; however, the impact of having a diagnosis did not differ between refugees and Swedish-born. Measures must be taken to increase immigrants’ work participation.

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  • Magnus Helgesson & Maria Brendler-Lindqvist & Bo Johansson & Tobias Nordquist & Martin Tondel & Magnus Svartengren, 2022. "Sustainable Earnings among Immigrants, and the Role of Health Status for Self-Sufficiency: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study of Labour Immigrants and Refugees to Sweden 2000–2006," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:663-:d:1020041
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