Abstract
This paper analyzes the relation between commuting time and health in the UK. I focus on four different types of health outcomes: subjective health measures, objective health measures, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Fixed effect models are estimated with British Household Panel Survey data. I find that whereas objective health and health behavior are barely affected by commuting time, subjective health measures are clearly lower for people who commute longer. A longer commuting time is, moreover, related to more visits to the general practitioner. Effects turn out to be more pronounced for women and for commuters driving a car. For women, commuting time is also negatively related to regular exercise and positively to calling in sick.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 984-1004 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Health Economics |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- health
- commuting time
- transportation mode
- TRAFFIC CONGESTION
- STRESS
- COMMUNITY
- TIME
- TRANSPORTATION
- VARIABILITY
- OBESITY
- TRAVEL