Chronic health conditions and health-related economic inactivity in midlife: Evidence from the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts.

Laura Gimeno, Charis Bridger Staatz, Alice Goisis, Jennifer B Dowd, George B Ploubidis

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Laura GimenoCentre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, University College London, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU, UK.

Charis Bridger StaatzCentre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, University College London, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU, UK.

Alice GoisisCentre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, University College London, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU, UK.

Jennifer B DowdLeverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, 42-43 Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1JD, UK.

George B PloubidisCentre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, University College London, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU, UK.

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Abstract

Background: Rising health-related economic inactivity (IN-HLT) is a growing concern in the United Kingdom, yet little is known about whether its relationship with chronic health conditions has changed across generations. Methods: Using data from two large birth cohort studies representative of people born in Britain in 1958 ( Results: Ill-health, particularly longstanding illness and mental ill-health, were associated with a higher risk of IN-HLT in both cohorts. Having a longstanding illness at age 42 was associated with 5 to 6 percentage-point higher risk of IN-HLT (AME Implications: Given increases in obesity and mental ill-health prevalence across successive British birth cohorts, our findings suggest that both primary prevention and policies to better support individuals with chronic health conditions to remain and return to economic activity are needed to sustain later-life labour force participation.

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Birth cohortChronic diseaseEconomic inactivityLongitudinal dataMental health

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PMID42389145

DOI10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101940

PMCPMC13320332

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