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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.2.225

Accidents resulting in disability in vulnerable populations and their consequences: A study of vulnerable worker groups in South Korea  

Pak, Haeyong (National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital)
Bahk, Jinwook (Institute of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University Medical Research Center)
Paek, Domyung (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University)
Lee, Eun-Hee (Graduate School of Health Science, Far East University)
Pak, Yun-Suk (National Medical Center and National Emergency Medical Center)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.2, 2017 , pp. 225-232 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to identify worker groups that are to accidents and to track the changes in their socioeconomic status there after. We analyzed the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS) database(2001-2006) were recorded according to the participant's economic activity status at the beginning of follow-up, and economic activity status was. During the follow-up period, the unemployed group experienced more accidents that resulted in disability than the economically active group. Interestingly, the unemployed group also had the highest industrial accident rate. Among the employed, daily and unpaid family workers were more vulnerable to disabilities. After the accidents, the participants tended to become economically inactive or unemployed. Compared to other worker groups, the economically inactive, unemployed, and daily and unpaid family workers experienced higher rates of accidents and faced graver conditions as a result. Although they constitute a significantly large part of society, these vulnerable workers are not currently covered by any social security measures, such as accident surveillance, training, and accident insurance. Social policy should therefore be directed toward protecting these vulnerable worker groups.
Keywords
Disability; Economic activity status; Employment status; South Korea; Vulnerable worker;
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