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Job type linked to healthy working years in older Chinese adults
Estimated healthy working years from age 50 were 16.06 for women in agriculture, versus 20.78 for self-employed women or those in family businesses.Estimated healthy working years from age 50 were 16.06 for women in agriculture, versus 20.78 for self-employed women or those in family businesses.
Preprint: cross-sectional · 11,626 peoplePopulations
Who was studied11,626 Chinese adults aged 50–100 years
What changedAgricultural women had fewer expected healthy working years: 16.06 years against 20.78 years for self-employed or family-business women
The catchWomen remaining self-employed may already be healthier, inflating their apparent advantage