Accounting for the Historical Rise in Work-Disability Prevalence
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by JSTOR in The Milbank Quarterly
- Vol. 64 (2) , 271-301
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3349973
Abstract
The growth in prevalence of functional disability among adults is commonly and uncritically attributed to changes in demographic, medical, and socioeconomic factors. Detailed analysis of self-reported work disability over the past 25 years shows that two-thirds of such disability is attributable to the growing prevalence of chronic diseases. Even as mortality rates continue to fall, the health status of adult Americans may be deteriorating.Keywords
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