This paper investigates the effects of unemployment on health in Britain. It examines the effects of socio …-economic variables on the duration of spells of good health by using an accelerated failure time model. Two different measures of health … are used, self-assessed health and mobility problems (an objective health index based on a modified 'activities of daily …

(specifically seasonal or temporary jobs or a fixed time contracts) on workers' health. Survival analysis shows that, other things … equal, the longer percent of time spent in flexible employment contracts increases the odds of falling into ill health for a … variety of health conditions. The results are robust to controlling for the endogeneity in the relationship …