Health and social stratification. How education and economic status influence health in a cross national perspective

CHROMKOVÁ MANEA, Beatrice Elena. Health and social stratification. How education and economic status influence health in a cross national perspective. In Quality of Life, a Challenge for Social Policy. 2015.

Basic information

• Original name: Health and social stratification. How education and economic status influence health in a cross national perspective
• Name in Czech: Zdraví a sociální stratifikace. Jak vzdělání a ekonomický status ovlivňují zdraví v mezinárodním srovnáníoss- national perspective
• Authors: CHROMKOVÁ MANEA, Beatrice Elena (642 Romania, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Quality of Life, a Challenge for Social Policy, 2015.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Romania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/15:00080768
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): zdravotní status; sociální stratifikace; vzdělání; ekonomický status
• Keywords in English: health status; social stratification; eductaion; economic status; cross-country perspective
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

Inequalities in health indicators among various groups in a population represent one of the main challenges for national public health systems. Scholars and policy makers aim to study and identify the main causes and opportunities for reducing such inequalities. In this paper we examined whether measures of social stratification are able to explain and predict self-reported health status and other indicators of health in a cross-national perspective. Two main variables are used to operationalize social inequalities in health: social stratification and social class. Present paper will work with indicators of social stratification, which refer to attributes such as education and employment status. We draw on stratification theories of education to hypothesize about the role of education in creating and perpetuating differences in health status of a population. Data were obtained from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), which is a longitudinal study. We use data from the last wave of measurement (wave 4).

Abstract (in Czech)

Inequalities in health indicators among various groups in a population represent one of the main challenges for national public health systems. Scholars and policy makers aim to study and identify the main causes and opportunities for reducing such inequalities. In this paper we examined whether measures of social stratification are able to explain and predict self-reported health status and other indicators of health in a cross-national perspective. Two main variables are used to operationalize social inequalities in health: social stratification and social class. Present paper will work with indicators of social stratification, which refer to attributes such as education and employment status. We draw on stratification theories of education to hypothesize about the role of education in creating and perpetuating differences in health status of a population. Data were obtained from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), which is a longitudinal study. We use data from the last wave of measurement (wave 4).

Links

• GA14-29111S, research and development project: Name: Vzorce a vývoj sociální mobility v České republice v letech 1990 až 2010 (Acronym: VVSM)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation