Long working hours and self-rated health: evidence from Beijing, China

Wu, W., Chen, Y., Stephens, M. and Liu, Y. (2019) Long working hours and self-rated health: evidence from Beijing, China. Cities, 95, p. 102401. (doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.102401)

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Abstract

Western research has shown that working long hours have detrimental effect on health. This paper examines the relationship between long working hours and self-rated health in Chinese cities, using data from a large-scale questionnaire survey in Beijing. The results show that individuals who report long working hours are more likely to report poor health. Migrant workers who report long working hours are more likely to report poor health than urban workers. We also find that the relationship between long working hours and self-rated health varies by occupation. Additional results provide an insight into the contextualized dependent nature of the interaction effect of commuting time and long working hours on self-rated health.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41801152, 41871140) and the Innovative Research and Development Team Introduction Program of Guangdong Province (2017ZT07X355).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Stephens, Professor Mark
Authors: Wu, W., Chen, Y., Stephens, M., and Liu, Y.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
Journal Name:Cities
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0264-2751
ISSN (Online):1873-6084
Published Online:12 July 2019

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