Rising unemployment rates could lead to an increase in morbidity and mortality rates even for workers who keep their jobs.
Researchers at the Integrated Benefits Institute, San Francisco, have come up with estimates of the possible impact based on risk factor survey data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health Interview Survey.
IBI researchers analyzed the correlation between employed adults’ use of tobacco, alcohol and exercise, and the quarterly unemployment rates for those adults’ industries.