A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Unravelling the relationship between parental resources and disability pension in young adulthood




AuthorsSalonen Laura, Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist Sanna, Pöyliö Heta

PublisherElsevier

Publication year2019

JournalSocial Science Research

Journal name in sourceSocial Science Research

Article number102315

Volume83

ISSN0049-089X

eISSN1096-0317

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2019.06.006(external)


Abstract

A vast literature exists on the relationship between family background and health outcomes. However, there is a shortage of evidence on the relationship between parental resources and offsprings' disability pension, a severe form of general poor health and functionability. This article analyses how parental income and education are associated with offsprings' disability pension in young adulthood (19–27 years) among 1980–1985 birth cohorts using Finnish register data. The results of discrete-time event history analysis demonstrate that parental income and education have contrasting impacts. High parental income is found to decrease, and parental education to increase, the probability of offspring having disability pension, although mainly among offspring with compulsory education. Further, young adults with high parental resources are better off two years after their first disability pension. We conclude that the influence of parental resources operates via offsprings' educational attainment but also has divergent direct impacts on offsprings’ disability pension.



Last updated on 2024-26-11 at 12:15