TY - JOUR
T1 - Unemployed, uneducated and sick
T2 - the effects of socioeconomic status on health duration in the European Union
AU - Cooper, David
AU - McCausland, W David
AU - Theodossiou, Ioannis
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Summary. We employ a hazard function approach to estimate the effect of socio-economic and individual characteristics on the length of time that an individual remains in good health. The European Community Household Panel data set, for 13 European countries, for the years 1994–2002 is used. The study employs a relatively objective measure of physical health, the physical and mental health problems, illnesses and disabilities measure. The results show that socio-economic status does affect the likelihood of individuals entering bad health. In particular, unemployment experience increases and educational attainment decreases the probability that a person will cease to enjoy good health. Income effects are, however, somewhat weaker, being confined to a small number of countries and being mainly observed only for the highest income quartile. Age and gender effects are also found.
AB - Summary. We employ a hazard function approach to estimate the effect of socio-economic and individual characteristics on the length of time that an individual remains in good health. The European Community Household Panel data set, for 13 European countries, for the years 1994–2002 is used. The study employs a relatively objective measure of physical health, the physical and mental health problems, illnesses and disabilities measure. The results show that socio-economic status does affect the likelihood of individuals entering bad health. In particular, unemployment experience increases and educational attainment decreases the probability that a person will cease to enjoy good health. Income effects are, however, somewhat weaker, being confined to a small number of countries and being mainly observed only for the highest income quartile. Age and gender effects are also found.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2008.00541.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2008.00541.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-1998
VL - 171
SP - 939
EP - 952
JO - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, (Statistics in Society)
JF - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, (Statistics in Society)
IS - 4
ER -