Pre-pandemic cognitive function and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: cohort study

[…] (odds ratio per standard deviation lower score in cognition; 95% confidence interval: 1.76; 1.62, 1.90). Adjustment for mental and physical health plus household shielding status had no impact on these results, whereas controlling for educational attainment led to partial attenuation but the probability of hesitancy was still elevated (1.52; 1.37, 1.67). There was a […]

Double trouble: does job loss lead to union dissolution and vice versa?

[…] individuals to the two events. Second, the distinction between job loss (an event) and unemployment (the state it may lead to) has been neglected. Third, where the impact of unemployment has been considered, its duration has not. We simultaneously model both processes: does job loss (or being unemployed) lead to union dissolution, and does […]

Second earners and in-work poverty in Europe

Dual or multiple earnership has been considered an important factor to prevent in-work poverty. The aim of this paper is to quantify the impact of second earnership on the risk of in-work poverty and the role of the tax-benefit system in moderating this risk. Our analysis refers to 2014 and employs EUROMOD, the tax-benefit […]

Women in low status part-time jobs: a class and gender analysis

[…] specific social contexts and, as a result, we cannot lump together into one unified group, women working part-time in manual and higher status occupations, and then talk sensibly about part-time work and its impact on women. It is essential to examine the interaction of gender and class inequalities to better understand these women’s working lives.

Young adolescents’ wellbeing and health-risk behaviours: gender and socio-economic differences

[…] wellbeing and some health-risk behaviours (fighting and smoking) are linked. We test models that examine how family structure, father’s occupation, tenure, and household income, affect adolescent wellbeing. While socio-economic factors affect health-risk behaviours and also adolecents’ reported worries, they have little impact on other aspects of youth wellbeing. The implications of these findings are discussed.