A study of the influential factors for health inequality

Using a national dataset, this study investigates the inequalities in physical functional status, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health among groups of people with different socioeconomic status (SES) through the use of multilevel regression models. The results reveal that as age increases, dif...

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Published inThe journal of Chinese sociology Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18
Main Author Jiao, Kaishan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 21.04.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Age differences
Functional status
Health disparities
Health indicators
Health problems
Health status
Inequality
Low income groups
Medical treatment
Medicine
Mental depression
Older people
Physical ability
Physical symptoms
Public health
Reforms
Self evaluation
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic status
Sociology
Symptoms
Shrink
Socioeconomic status (SES)
Health inequality
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Summary:Using a national dataset, this study investigates the inequalities in physical functional status, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health among groups of people with different socioeconomic status (SES) through the use of multilevel regression models. The results reveal that as age increases, differences in physical functional status among people with different SES expand and no significant differences in depressive symptoms are found. However, general conclusions on the trend of differences in self-rated health cannot be made. In wealthy regions, the differences in the three health indicators among people with different SES shrink, but these differences expand in poor regions. Finally, this study advocates that the emphasis of the structural reform of medical treatment and public health should be elderly with low SES who resides in poor regions.
ISSN:2198-2635
2198-2635
DOI:10.1186/s40711-016-0025-2