Since the onset of the health crisis, the state of health of the unemployed has deteriorated more than that of those in employment. This is what reveals a survey published Wednesday April 7, 2021 by the association Solidarités nouvelles face au unemployment (SNC).
19% of job seekers said their health deteriorated
According to a survey published this Wednesday, April 7, 2021 by the association Solidarités nouvelles face au unemployment (SNC), the state of health of the unemployed has deteriorated more than that of people in employment since the start of the health crisis relating to unemployment. Covid-19. Carried out in February 2021 by OpinionWay, the study sheds light on the evolution of the characteristics and experiences of unemployment as society changes and, for the past year, the health crisis. The survey was carried out with a sample of 3,047 people representative of the population aged 18 and over, excluding retirees and inactive people.
According to the results, 19% of job seekers declared that their state of health had deteriorated since the start of the health crisis compared to 13% of those in employment. For information, 31% of job seekers also declared having health problems before the start of the crisis, against 17% of people in employment.
Health problems observed among the unemployed and workers since the start of the health crisis
Of the 13% of people in employment and 19% of job seekers who declared that their state of health had deteriorated since the start of the health crisis, 59% (for both groups combined) observed a state of stress. , anxiety and panic attacks. The health problems most frequently observed among job seekers compared to others are depression, isolation and psychological impacts (46% among the unemployed versus 29% among workers), as well as appetite problems. , weight gain or loss and eating disorders (36% among job seekers against 21% among active people).
On the other hand, we note that certain health problems were more commonly observed among the employed than among the unemployed. This is the case of muscle, back and joint pain which was observed in 43% of employed people against 40% of unemployed. Likewise, fatigue, dizziness and asthenia were reported in 26% of workers versus 23% of job seekers. Finally, chronic diseases (asthma, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, eczema psoriasis) were accentuated in 17% of workers against 10% of job seekers.
