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Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey: how do they correlate with education?

Subramanian, S. V., Huijts, Tim and Avendano, Mauricio (2010) Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey: how do they correlate with education? Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 88 (2). pp. 131-138. ISSN 0042-9686

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Identification Number: 10.2471/BLT.09.067058

Abstract

Objective To assess the value of self-rated health assessments by examining the association between education and self-rated poor health. Methods We used the globally representative population-based sample from the 2002 World Health Survey, composed of 219 713 men and women aged 25 and over in 69 countries, to examine the association between education and self-rated poor health. In a binary regression model with a logit link function, we used self-rated poor health as the binary dependent variable, and age, sex and education as the independent variables. Findings Globally, there was an inverse association between years of schooling and self-rated poor health (odds ratio, OR: 0.929; 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.926–0.933). Compared with the individuals in the highest quintile of years of schooling, those in the lowest quintile were twice as likely to report poor health (OR: 2.292; 95% CI: 2.165–2.426). We found a dose–response relationship between quintiles of years of schooling and the ORs for reporting poor health. This association was consistent among men and women; low-, middle- and high-income countries; and regions. Conclusion Our findings suggest that self-reports of health may be useful for epidemiological investigations within countries, even in low-income settings.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.who.int/bulletin/en/
Additional Information: © 2011 WHO
Divisions: Social Policy
LSE Health
Lifecourse, Ageing & Population Health
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2011 12:01
Last Modified: 14 Feb 2024 20:00
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36698

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