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| Socio-economic status and self-rated health among older Canadians | | Author(s) | John Cairney |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 19, no 4, Winter 2000 |
| Pages | pp 456-478 |
| Keywords | Economic status [elderly] ; Educational status [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Although previous research has examined the various correlates of self-rated health, little attention has been paid to how position in the social structure influences this important measure of health. Drawing on the social structure and personality perspective, the author uses data from Canada's 1994 National Population Health Survey to examine whether the relationship between socio-economic status (income adequacy and education) and self-rated health is mediated by financial stress, self-esteem, mastery, social support, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity. Results show that almost one-third of this relationship can be explained by the mediating effect of these variables. Income adequacy and education, however, remain significantly related to self-rated health net of these variables. Further research with a broader array of variables related to social position is required to specify the mechanisms connecting socio-economic status and perceived health. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010219209 A |
| Classmark | F:W: F:V: CC: 3F: 7S |
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