Search Results - subject:"self rated health"

Multilevel analysis of income, income inequalities and health in Spain

Karlsdotter, Kristina; Martín Martín, José J.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 7, pp. 1099-1106

The aim of this study is to test the influence of personal income (absolute income hypothesis), income inequalities and welfare (relative income hypothesis) on health. A multilevel cross-sectional logit model is used with two alternative specifications of the dependent variable: self-perceived...

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Social determinants of health – A question of social or economic capital? Interaction effects of socioeconomic factors on health outcomes

Ahnquist, Johanna; Wamala, Sarah P.; Lindstrom, Martin - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 6, pp. 930-939

/institutional trust) trust in parliament. Health outcomes included; (i) self-rated health, (i) psychological distress (GHQ-12) and (iii …

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The role of defamilialization in the relationship between partnership and self-rated health: A cross-national comparison of Canada and the United States

Clouston, Sean A.P.; Quesnel-Vallée, Amélie - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 8, pp. 1342-1350

Partnered individuals live longer, healthier lives. In explaining this association, processes involving both social causation (in which partnership provides health benefits to individuals) and health selection (in which those who find partners were healthier than those who do not) have been...

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Income inequality and self-rated health in Stockholm, Sweden: A test of the ‘income inequality hypothesis’ on two levels of aggregation

Rostila, Mikael; Kölegård, Maria L.; Fritzell, Johan - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 7, pp. 1091-1098

The number of studies analysing income inequality and health are voluminous. However, when empirically testing the income inequality hypothesis, the level of aggregation could be crucial for whether we find an association or not and for the mechanisms we believe are active. This study hence...

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Whiners and deniers – What does self-rated health measure?

Layes, Audrey; Asada, Yukiko; Kephart, George - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 1, pp. 1-9

Self-rated health is a widely used measure of health typically obtained from a question, “How do you rate your health …?” Despite the measure’s popularity, debates continue as to what exactly self-rated health captures. This study augments the rich … literature on the construct of self-rated health using a unique measurement approach. We conceptualize self-rated health as …

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Socioeconomic gradients in self-rated health: a developing country case study of Enugu State, Nigeria

Ichoku, H. Eme; Fonta, William; Thiede, Michael - In: Economic Change and Restructuring 44 (2011) 3, pp. 179-202

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Does Multiracial Matter? A Study of Racial Disparities in Self-Rated Health

Bratter, Jenifer; Gorman, Bridget - In: Demography 48 (2011) 1, pp. 127-152

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The Effects of Childhood, Adult, and Community Socioeconomic Conditions on Health and Mortality among Older Adults in China

Wen, Ming; Gu, Danan - In: Demography 48 (2011) 1, pp. 153-181

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Health Measurement in Population Surveys: Combining Information from Self-reported and Observer-Measured Health Indicators

Ploubidis, George; Grundy, Emily - In: Demography 48 (2011) 2, pp. 699-724

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Income inequality, social capital and self-rated health and dental status in older Japanese

Aida, Jun; Kondo, Katsunori; Kondo, Naoki; Watt, Richard G. - In: Social Science & Medicine 73 (2011) 10, pp. 1561-1568

-course measure of dental disease reflecting physical function in older adults, and self-rated health, which reflects current health … between income inequality and two disparate health outcomes, self-rated health and dental status in Japan. …

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