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Exploring multidimensional operationalizations of precarious employment in swedish register data – a typological approach and a summative score approach

Jonsson, Johanna ; Matilla-Santander, Nuria ; Kreshpaj, Bertina ; Orellana, Cecilia ; Johansson, Gun ; Burström, Bo ; Alderling, Magnus ; Peckham, Trevor ; Kjellberg, Katarina and Selander, Jenny , et al. (2021) In Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 47(2). p.117-126
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Objectives This study aimed to explore multidimensional operationalizations of precarious employment (PE) in Swedish register data using two approaches: (i) a typological approach and (ii) a dimensional, summative scale approach. It also examined the distribution of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of precarious employees in Sweden. Method Register data was retrieved on individuals and their employers in the Swedish workforce. Five items corresponding to three dimensions of PE were operationalized: contractual relationship insecurity, contractual temporariness, multiple jobs/sectors, income level, and lack of unionization. First, latent class analysis was applied and a typology of six employment types emerged. Second, a... (More)

Objectives This study aimed to explore multidimensional operationalizations of precarious employment (PE) in Swedish register data using two approaches: (i) a typological approach and (ii) a dimensional, summative scale approach. It also examined the distribution of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of precarious employees in Sweden. Method Register data was retrieved on individuals and their employers in the Swedish workforce. Five items corresponding to three dimensions of PE were operationalized: contractual relationship insecurity, contractual temporariness, multiple jobs/sectors, income level, and lack of unionization. First, latent class analysis was applied and a typology of six employment types emerged. Second, a summative scale was constructed by scor-ing all PE-items. Results Three types of PE were found using the typological approach, which were characterized by direct employment, solo self-employment and multiple job holding, respectively. The summative scale score ranged between-10 and +2 (average:-1.8). Particularly poor scores were seen for solo self-employed, multiple job hold-ers/multiple sectors, and low income. Female gender, young age, low education and foreign origin were prone to precariousness. PE was more frequent among certain economic sectors and occupations. Conclusions Using an existing register of labor market data, two operationalizations of PE were constructed and rendered promising for exposure assessment. Hence, the operationalizations could be of interest for countries with similar data structure. Both approaches highlighted precarious combinations of employment conditions and pointed towards the existence of a wide continuum of precariousness on the labor market. Etiological studies and research assessing trends over time are needed to validate these findings.

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Employment condition, Employment quality, Epidemiology, Nonstandard employment, Occupational health, Precarious employment, Register data, Summative score approach, Typological approach
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
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47
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10 pages
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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
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0355-3140
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10.5271/sjweh.3928
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English
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  author       = {{Jonsson, Johanna and Matilla-Santander, Nuria and Kreshpaj, Bertina and Orellana, Cecilia and Johansson, Gun and Burström, Bo and Alderling, Magnus and Peckham, Trevor and Kjellberg, Katarina and Selander, Jenny and Östergren, Per Olof and Bodin, Theo}},
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  keywords     = {{Employment condition; Employment quality; Epidemiology; Nonstandard employment; Occupational health; Precarious employment; Register data; Summative score approach; Typological approach}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{117--126}},
  publisher    = {{Finnish Institute of Occupational Health}},
  series       = {{Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health}},
  title        = {{Exploring multidimensional operationalizations of precarious employment in swedish register data – a typological approach and a summative score approach}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3928}},
  doi          = {{10.5271/sjweh.3928}},
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