In a meta-analysis of 42 studies with data on 20 million people regarding the relationship between unemployment and the risk of death, a team of researchers at Stony Brook University found that the risk of death was 63 percent higher in those who experienced an episode of unemployment than those who did not. They also found that the increased risk was greater for men (78 percent) than for women (37 percent). Reported in Social Science & Medicine, the overall study results reveal that the relationship between unemployment and mortality risk has remained constant for the past 50 years...
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