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Title: Age, disability, and household composition of nurses and physicians who are not in the labor force

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

ISBN: 1111111111

ISSN: 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0247967

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PMID: 33635918

Abstract: While several areas in the United States have asked nurses and physicians who are not in the labor force to return to help with the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about the characteristics of these clinicians that may present barriers to returning. We studied age, disability, and household composition of clinicians not in the workforce using the American Community Survey from 2014 to 2018, a nationally-representative survey of US households administered by the US Census. Overall, we found that, for nurses and physicians not in the labor force, over three-quarters were 55 and over and about 15 percent had a disability. For female nurses and physicians not in the labor force, over half of those ages 20–54 had a child under 15 at home and over half of those ages 65+ had another adult 65 and over at home. These characteristics may present challenges and risks to returning.

Url: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247967

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Authors: Ly, Dan P.

Periodical (Full): PLOS ONE

Issue: 2

Volume: 16

Pages: e0247967

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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