Working health time: A comparison of preindustrial, industrial, and postindustrial experience in life and health

Abstract Life expectancy at working ages has improved substantially since the 18th century. But the probability of survival in health, which is a joint probability, shows much less substantial improvement. This conclusion is based on a comparison of health and survival experience in four British populations, one preindustrial, two industrial, and one postindustrial. It suggests that economic growth should be attributed only in small measure to gains in working health time.

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