Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample
Background: Health status is a crucial determinant of an individuals’ labour market outcomes. The present study investigates the association between obesity and disability with perceived employment discrimination within Australia. Methods: A total of 17,174 person-year observations from the 11,079 r...
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| author | Syed Afroz Keramat Khorshed Alam Rezwanul Hasan Rana Suvasish Das Shuvo Jeff Gow Stuart J.H. Biddle Byron Keating |
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| description | Background: Health status is a crucial determinant of an individuals’ labour market outcomes. The present study investigates the association between obesity and disability with perceived employment discrimination within Australia. Methods: A total of 17,174 person-year observations from the 11,079 respondents were analysed using four waves of data from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. The primary outcome examined was employment discrimination, using obesity and disability as the main exposure variables. The longitudinal random-effects regression technique was applied to investigate the between-person differences in employment discrimination associated with obesity and disability. Results: The findings suggest that more than one in ten (12.68 %) Australians experienced employment discrimination. The odds of being discriminated against while applying for a job were 1.56 times (aOR: 1.56, 95 % CI: 1.15–2.11) higher for obese than their healthy weight counterparts in youngest women. Adults with a disability had 1.89 times (aOR: 1.89, 95 % CI: 1.65–2.17) higher odds of being discriminated against than peers without disability. Conclusion: The results provide evidence that obesity and disability contribute to employment discrimination in Australia. The findings can assist government and related agencies to consider the adequacy of existing discrimination legislation and help organisations to develop appropriate policies to address discrimination against obese and disabled people in their workplaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-189d9529ffaa4bc9a1126c5d7abf252e2022-12-21T18:13:12ZengElsevierSSM: Population Health2352-82732021-12-0116100923Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sampleSyed Afroz Keramat0Khorshed Alam1Rezwanul Hasan Rana2Suvasish Das Shuvo3Jeff Gow4Stuart J.H. Biddle5Byron Keating6School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia; Economics Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh; Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, QLD, 4350, Australia; Corresponding author. School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia.School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia; Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, QLD, 4350, AustraliaSchool of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, BangladeshSchool of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia; School of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South AfricaCentre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, QLD, 4350, AustraliaFaculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaBackground: Health status is a crucial determinant of an individuals’ labour market outcomes. The present study investigates the association between obesity and disability with perceived employment discrimination within Australia. Methods: A total of 17,174 person-year observations from the 11,079 respondents were analysed using four waves of data from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. The primary outcome examined was employment discrimination, using obesity and disability as the main exposure variables. The longitudinal random-effects regression technique was applied to investigate the between-person differences in employment discrimination associated with obesity and disability. Results: The findings suggest that more than one in ten (12.68 %) Australians experienced employment discrimination. The odds of being discriminated against while applying for a job were 1.56 times (aOR: 1.56, 95 % CI: 1.15–2.11) higher for obese than their healthy weight counterparts in youngest women. Adults with a disability had 1.89 times (aOR: 1.89, 95 % CI: 1.65–2.17) higher odds of being discriminated against than peers without disability. Conclusion: The results provide evidence that obesity and disability contribute to employment discrimination in Australia. The findings can assist government and related agencies to consider the adequacy of existing discrimination legislation and help organisations to develop appropriate policies to address discrimination against obese and disabled people in their workplaces.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001981AustraliaDisabilityEmployment discriminationHILDAObesity |
| spellingShingle | Syed Afroz Keramat Khorshed Alam Rezwanul Hasan Rana Suvasish Das Shuvo Jeff Gow Stuart J.H. Biddle Byron Keating Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample SSM: Population Health Australia Disability Employment discrimination HILDA Obesity |
| title | Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample |
| title_full | Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample |
| title_fullStr | Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample |
| title_short | Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample |
| title_sort | age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self perceived employment discrimination results from a retrospective study of an australian national sample |
| topic | Australia Disability Employment discrimination HILDA Obesity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001981 |
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