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Work-rich and work-poor
— three decades of change | | Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 1996, March 2007 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, March 2007 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Findings and full report available as free downloads from http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Employment ; Employment of older people ; Poverty ; Social change ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | The number of people in employment is higher now than in the mid-1970s. There have, though, been substantial changes in the distribution of jobs between social groups. These trends have had important consequences for equality and inequality, and for the number of non-working families in Britain. Richard Berthoud of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex has conducted an economic analysis of these trends over the past thirty years, results of which are outlined in these findings. While the number of couples who both have a job has increased, older men and women have become more disadvantaged, having lower rates of employment than in the 1970s. The research was based on new analysis of the General Household Survey (GHS) covering 26 of the 30 years between 1974 and 2003. A "personal employment equation" was developed to estimate adults' probability of being in work, taking account of their gender and family position, disability, age, education, regional unemployment rate and ethnic group. Analysis was confined to men and women aged 30-59, with samples totaling 337000 across the 26 years. Year by year analysis indicates how the working patterns of different groups have been affected by cyclical trends in the economy as a whole, to reveal underlying trends. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070515001 A |
| Classmark | WJ: GC: W6: TMH: 3J |
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