{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Work-related socioeconomic determinants of health: evidence from educational mismatch in Italy.
{Author}: Abbafati C;Rosano A;
{Journal}: Front Public Health
{Volume}: 12
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024
{Factor}: 6.461
{DOI}: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1388093
{Abstract}: <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.