Socio-economic health differences among the elderly population in Krakow, Poland
| Autor: | Piotr Brzyski, T. Knurowski, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, van Jitse Dijk, van den Wim Heuvel |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Science in Healthy Ageing & healthcaRE (SHARE), Public Health Research (PHR) |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Inequality Urban Population Occupational prestige media_common.quotation_subject socio-economic status Health Status CHILDREN elderly Sex Factors Quality of life LATER LIFE Elderly population ADOLESCENTS medicine Humans Social inequality SOCIAL INEQUALITIES Socioeconomic status media_common Aged Aged 80 and over INCOME Public health MORTALITY Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health WOMEN MEN social sciences health inequalities Social stratification Health Surveys Socioeconomic Factors Female Poland Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Sozial-und Praventivmedizin, 50(3), 177-185 |
| ISSN: | 0303-8408 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To assess whether socio-economic health differences persist into old age in Poland and if there are SES-related differences in health by age group and gender.Methods: 528 randomly chosen, not institutionalized elderly people aged 65-85 living in Krakow were interviewed about their socio-economic status (occupation, education, income, house ownership), health status (self-rated health) and quality of life (Cantril's ladder).Results: People with higher level of education and higher occupational status reported significantly better health and better quality of life compared to people who were not as well off. income level and house ownership had a significant influence on the quality of life of elderly people. In addition, some findings indicate differences in the patterning of health inequalities across particular age and gender groups.Conclusion: There are socio-economic differences in health and quality of life among the urban elderly population in Poland which are unfavourable for lower social strata. |
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