Does parental unemployment affect adolescents health?
PURPOSE: To explore the associations between mother’s and father’s employment status separately and together and the subjective health of children; and how parental education and financial strain can modify these associations. METHODS: Data were obtained from 2836 respondents aged 14 to 22 years (mean age 17.7 years). Logistic regression models were used with three subjective health indicators: self-rated health, long-standing illness, and health complaints; and ANOVA with one indicator: long-term well-being. Father’s and mother’s employment status was coded as follows: employed, short-term unemployed (less than one year), long-term unemployed (more than one year), and parental employment status as follows: both employed, one unemployed and both unemployed. All analyses were done separately for males and females. RESULTS: Father’s long-term unemployment was a significant predictor of moderate self-rated health and low long-term well-being among males and females. Mother’s long-term une
