Sickness Absence among Immigrants in Norway, 1992—2003
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Research Management, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway,, Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway,, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Bergen, Norway, |
| ANO | 2010 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Acta Sociologica |
| ISSN | 0001-6993 |
| E-ISSN | 1502-3869 |
| EDITORA | SAGE Publications |
| DOI | 10.1177/0001699309357841 |
| CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
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Resumo
Utilizing register panel data (1992—2003), in this article we study long-term sickness absence among immigrants and ethnic Norwegians ( n = 200,022). The data contain detailed information on socio-economic background, labour market participation and social insurance benefits for all individuals aged between 16 and 67 years residing in Norway. We present four main findings: (1) There is no difference in sickness absence between ethnic Norwegians and immigrants from the other Nordic countries, Western and Eastern Europe after controlling for demographic, socio-economic and labour market factors; (2) the sickness absence rates are higher among individuals from Asia (men and women) and Africa (men), and lower among men from North America and Oceania compared with ethnic Norwegians; (3) second-generation immigrants share the same level of sickness absence as ethnic Norwegians; (4) residence time has a curve-linear effect (reversed U-shape) on sickness absence for most immigrant groups. We discuss the findings in relation to the reason for emigrating, health risks related to immigration, social exclusion and norms towards sickness absence.