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“What is it about employment that has this huge impact on mortality, beyond the material resources it brings?” said Jennifer Karas Montez, the study’s lead author, a researcher at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
Uh ... let me take a guess here ..... stress?
Stress from uncertainty (will I have a roof over my head next week)?
Stress over finances/debts?
Stress over illness and no insurance?
Stress over how to feed one's family?
Gee, I can't imagine why joblessness might be a factor here ....
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