TY - RPRT T1 - The Impact of Poor Health Behaviors on Workforce Disability Y1 - 2003 A1 - Richardson, Caroline R. A1 - Jennifer T. Hanlon A1 - Hillary J. Mull A1 - Sandeep Vijan A1 - Rodney A. Hayward A1 - Linda A. Wray A1 - Kenneth M. Langa KW - Disabilities KW - Health Behavior KW - Labor force participation KW - Older Adults AB - The effects of poor health habits on mortality have been studied extensively. However, few studies have examined the impact of these health behaviors on workforce disability. In the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative cohort of 6044 Americans who were between the ages of 51 and 61 and who were working in 1992, we found that both baseline smoking status and a sedentary lifestyle predict workforce disability six years later. If this relationship is causal, cost-benefit analyses of health behavior intervention that neglect workforce disability may substantially underestimate the benefits of such interventions. PB - University of Michigan Retirement Research Center CY - Ann Arbor UR - https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/7189096.pdf ER -