Analyzing differences in the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in self-perceived health by countries of different political tradition in Europe

Carme Borrell, Albert Espelt, Maica Rodríguez-Sanz, Boris Burström, Carles Muntaner, M.Isabel Pasarin, Joan Benach, Chiara Marinacci, Albert-Jan Roskam, Maartje Schaap, Enrique Regidor, Giuseppe Costa, Paula Santana, Patrick Deboosere, Anton E. Kunst, Vincente Navarro

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    Abstract

    The objectives of this study are to describe, for European countries, variations among political traditions in the magnitude of inequalities in self-perceived health by educational level and to determine whether these variations change when contextual welfare state, labor market, wealth, and income inequality variables are taken into account. In this cross-sectional study, the authors look at the population aged 25 to 64 in 13 European countries. Individual data were obtained from the Health Interview Surveys of each country. Educational-level inequalities in self-perceived health exist in all countries and in all political traditions, among both women and men. When countries are grouped by political tradition, social democratic countries are found to have the lowest educational-level inequalities.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe financial and economic crises and their impact on health and social well-being
    EditorsVincente Navarro, Carles Muntaner
    Place of PublicationAmityville, New York
    PublisherBaywood Publishing Company, Inc.
    Pages391-410
    Number of pages20
    ISBN (Electronic)978-0-89503-880-7, 978-0-89503-881-4
    ISBN (Print)978-0-89503-879-1
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Publication series

    NamePolicy, Politics, Health and Medicine Series
    PublisherBaywood Publishing Company

    Bibliographical note

    Vicente Navarro and Carles Muntaner

    Keywords

    • Analyzing differences
    • socioeconomic inequalities
    • different political tradition in Europe.

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