individuals and (ii) changes in self-rated health, as predictors of mortality for Germany. Methods: A sub-sample of 3 … a valid predictor of mortality in Germany, adding previously self-rated health has no effect on explaining the …Background: Studies from several countries have shown that self-rated health is an independent predictor of mortality …

the relationship between self-rated health and mortality for Germany. In addition the GSOEP data enable an exploration of …Empirical evidence from several countries reveals that self-rated health is a valid predictor of mortality. So far …, there have been no studies conducted for Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP) we confirm …

health policy makers? By health inequalities we mainly refer to differences in morbidity and mortality between socio …The paper focuses on the following question: What is known about the existence and the extent of health inequalities …, their explanations and potential ways to reduce them, by members of the lower social class, by health professionals and by …

examining whether and how levels of and changes in life satisfaction prospectively predict mortality hazards and delineate the … role of contributing factors, including health, perceived control, and social orientation. To do so, we applied shared … showed that lower levels and steeper declines of life satisfaction each uniquely predicted higher mortality risks. Results …

explain the connection. The health behaviour of the children and the health accumulated over the life course appear as …

This paper studies how stress affects the mortality risk. Using a flexible approach and allowing for timevarying … treatment effects, I find no impact of stress on the short-run mortality risk but a substantially increase in the long-run. The … effects are especially pronounced for men. I provide evidence that this is likely caused by changes towards adverse health …