%0 Journal Article
%T Work-related socioeconomic determinants of health: evidence from educational mismatch in Italy.
%A Abbafati C
%A Rosano A
%J Front Public Health
%V 12
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 39114519
%F 6.461
%R 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1388093
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>An educational mismatch is defined as the situation where the education qualifications of an employee do not match the qualifications required for the job they do. A mismatch can be vertical where the level of the employee's qualification is not the one required by the job. This study contributes to the literature on work-related social determinants of health, by carrying out the first assessment of the relationship between educational mismatch and health in Italy.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Data come from PLUS, a national survey of labor supply. The risk of suffering from bad or very bad health associated with educational mismatch is investigated through a logistic regression model accounting for the socioeconomic context and occupation.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Our findings show women are at greater risk of suffering from bad or very bad health than men, especially if under-educated.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Our results show the need to address more research on work-related social determinants of health, which can represent a barrier to achieving health equity.