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Despite Australians being among the most prosperous, educated and healthy people in the world, not all Australians experience good health, and new research shows that half of working-age Australians in poor health are not able to participate in the labour force. According to [this report], less than a third of working-age Australians in ill-health are employed full-time. While most working-age Australians have good health, ill-health substantially limits the amount of work people can take on. Twenty-nine per cent of people in poor health are employed full-time and 17 per cent part-time, compared to 61 per cent of people in good health who work full-time and a further 20 per cent who work part-time. The report examines how health underpins the employment and earnings of working-age Australians (25-64 years). Specifically, it examines the extent to which poor health diminishes employment and income levels of working-age men and women.