Publisher:
Fraser of Allander Institute
Alternative Published Date
2024
Type of Resource:
Report
Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)
31pp
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Unemployment and ill health are related.
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- Poor health explains a larger proportion of economic inactivity in Scotland than in the rest of the UK, reflecting both a higher proportion of the population with long-term conditions or disabilities and a higher correlation between long-term conditions or disabilities and inactivity.
- A higher proportion of economic inactivity is attributed to permanent ill health or disability by men over 24 than by women in Scotland. However, this reason has trended downward for men over 24 since 2001, but increased for women of all ages in the last five years.
- NHS wait times for A&E services are leading indicators of healthcare access. Rates of A&E attendances not meeting the four-hour statutory target have increased sharply since the start of the pandemic in many health boards, indicating reduced healthcare access in these areas.
- Reduced healthcare access in the preceding year is correlated with a higher probability of individuals reporting long-term health conditions or disabilities and economic inactivity due to poor health or disability even when controlling for factors like age, gender, education, and number of children in the household.
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