Peckham Explores How Transitions Between Types of Employment Quality Impact Health
Posted: 2/5/2026 (CSDE Research)

CSDE Affiliate Trevor Peckham (DEOHS/King County) recently published an article in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine that explored how transitions between types of employment quality impact health in the United States. Peckham and co-authors Vanessa Oddo and Eric W. Lundstrom used the U.S. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from 2008 to 2022 to identify unique employment quality types for men and women. Respondents transitioning to or from precarious employment or unemployment reported poor/fair self-rated health (SRH) and self-rated mental health (SRMH) more frequently relative to those with Standard Employment Relationships. Some respondents cycled between precarious employment and unemployment, potentially compounding the effects of employment instability on health.