Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Volume 22, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 187-193

Immigration and Socio-economy as Predictors of Early Retirement Pensions (Article)

edén L. , Ejlertsson G. , Lamberger B. , Sundgren P. , Nordbeck B.
  • a Research Department, Kristianstad College for Health Professions, Kristianstad, Sweden
  • b Research Department, Kristianstad College for Health Professions, Kristianstad, Sweden
  • c Local Social Insurance Office, Kristianstad, Sweden
  • d Local Social Insurance Office, Kristianstad, Sweden, Rheumatology Section, Dept. of Medicine, Central Hospital, Kristianstad, Sweden
  • e Dept. of Psychiatry, Central Hospital, Kristianstad, Sweden

Abstract

The purpose of this study, performed in a Swedish municipality, was to obtain a view of early retirement pensioners, focusing on immigration and socio-economy as predictors of early retirement pensions. A questionnaire was sent to 453 early retirement pensioners with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. A corresponding questionnaire was sent to a randomly selected, age- and sex-matched control group of the same size. The response rate was 83%. The study concludes that immigration and low socio-economy are predictors of early retirement pension (ERP). The rate of immigrants was 19% among the ERPs compared to 5% among the controls. The early retired immigrants were comparatively young, and some of them were overqualified for their previous jobs. Of the ERPs 74% were blue-collar workers compared to 39% of the controls. Neither work satisfaction nor unemployment was found to predict ERP. © 1994, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Socio-economic factors Job satisfaction Retirement Social welfare musculoskeletal diseases pensions early retirement social insurance Immigration Questionnaires

Index Keywords

male controlled study human female major clinical study priority journal unemployment Sweden Job Satisfaction pension socioeconomics retirement questionnaire manual labor musculoskeletal disease Article immigration adult
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DOI: 10.1177/140349489402200305
ISSN: 14034948
Cited by: 34
Original Language: English