The relationship between economic conditions and health is mixed, with some evidence from the most recent financial crisis finding a positive effect of periods of unemployment on heath behaviours. This study uses longitudinal data spanning the periods before, during and after the Irish crisis of 2007, to test the impact of economic expansion and contraction on mothers physical and mental health and health behaviours. Three waves of data from the Irish Lifeways Cohort Study for the period 2001-2011, and local area employment rates from the Irish Census, are used to capture the impact of a period of increased unemployment on health before, during and after the Irish recession, independent of individual employment status. The results from fixed effect linear probability models demonstrate that an additional unit of local area unemployment increases the probability of reporting poor self-rated health by 1-1.8 percentage points and of reporting poor mental well-being by 1.4 and 2.7 percentage points depending on the instrument used. There are decreases in the probability of consuming cigarettes by 3.3 percentage points, self-describing as a regular smoker by 2.9 percentage points and obesity by 0.9 percentage points. The probability of engaging in at least 20 minutes of strenuous or moderate exercise per week declines by 7.8 and 8.7 percentage points respectively, while the probability of engaging in at least 20 minutes of mild exercise rises by 10 percentage points. These results are largely consistent with the US literature, which is predominantly based on working men, thus demonstrating the universal impact of economic vulnerability on health.

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当地失业对健康的影响：2001-2011 年爱尔兰母亲的纵向研究。


经济状况与健康之间的关系是复杂的，最近金融危机的一些证据发现失业时期对健康行为有积极影响。本研究使用2007年爱尔兰危机之前、期间和之后的纵向数据来测试经济扩张和收缩对母亲身心健康和健康行为的影响。 2001-2011 年爱尔兰生活方式队列研究的三波数据以及爱尔兰人口普查的当地就业率，用于捕捉爱尔兰经济衰退之前、期间和之后一段时期失业率上升对健康的影响，独立于个人就业状况。固定效应线性概率模型的结果表明，当地失业率每增加一个单位，报告自评健康状况不佳的概率就会增加 1-1.8 个百分点，报告精神健康状况不佳的概率会增加 1.4 和 2.7 个百分点，具体取决于使用的仪器。吸烟的概率下降了 3.3 个百分点，自称经常吸烟的概率下降了 2.9 个百分点，肥胖的概率下降了 0.9 个百分点。每周进行至少20分钟剧烈或中等运动的概率分别下降7.8和8.7个百分点，而进行至少20分钟轻度运动的概率则上升10个百分点。这些结果与主要基于工人的美国文献基本一致，从而证明了经济脆弱性对健康的普遍影响。