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- Title
Avslag på ufèrepensjon.
- Authors
Galaasen, Anders M.; Bruusgaard, Dag; Bjørgulf6Claussen
- Abstract
Introduction: While much is written about who gets disability pensions, there are few scientific articles on the denial of disability pension. Objective: We conducted a survey of who is rejected disability pension and how their life situation evolves in a 6- 7-year follow-up. Methods: Data from FD-trygd, coupled with Statistics Norway's demographic data was used to compare those who were rejected by those who were granted disability pension in 1993, based on age, gender, education, ethnicity and income. Social security status for those who were rejected was then followed until 2000. Results: We found that women more often were rejected than men, the oldest and the youngest were less frequently rejected, and that those with least income and non-western backgrounds more often were rejected. The rejection rate was about the same at all educational levels. In a follow-up until 2000, we found that most of the rejected end up with social security benefits, and that gender differences were further amplified. The few rejected in the youngest age group, were relatively frequent still without benefits seven years later. Conclusion: Though some of the rejected manage to return to normal wage labor, and thus contribute to increased production, rejections more often result merely in a delay of the transition to permanent social security benefits. What the potential socio-economic gain of this postponement is, when also considered increased processing effort for NAV, and costs of treatment and rehabilitation, remains a question for further investigation.
- Subjects
NORWAY; DISABILITY retirement; PENSIONS -- Social aspects; SOCIAL security; GENDER differences (Sociology); EDUCATIONAL attainment -- Social aspects
- Publication
Norsk Epidemiologi, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0803-2491
- Publication type
Article