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The Relationship between Age, Socio-Economic Status, and Health among Adult Canadians

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  • Steven G. Prus

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The relationship between socio-economic status and the health status of Canadians is well documented. However, the dynamics of this relationship over the adult life course remain largely unexplored. This paper uses data from the 1998-1999 Canadian National Population Health Survey to examine differences in global measures of health status (functional health, activity restriction, and self-rated health) between education groups across age categories. The results show that the gap in health status across education groups varies over the life course. The strength of the relationship increases from ages 25 to 64, and then decreases in later life. The data also show that education- based differences in health over the adult years almost disappear when controlling for economic, lifestyle, and psychosocial resources. Implications of these findings for health-related policy and methodological issues are discussed.

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  • Steven G. Prus, 2001. "The Relationship between Age, Socio-Economic Status, and Health among Adult Canadians," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 57, McMaster University.
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    2. Giovanis, Eleftherios & Ozdamar, Oznur, 2014. "The effects of Air Pollution on Health Status in Great Britain," MPRA Paper 59988, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Eleftherios Giovanis & Oznur Ozdamar, 2016. "The impact of air pollution on health problems in Britain," International Journal of Sustainable Economy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 8(2), pages 163-186.
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    5. Sandra L. Decker & Dahlia K. Remler, 2004. "How Much Might Universal Health Insurance Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Health? A Comparison of the US and Canada," NBER Working Papers 10715, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Giovanis, Eleftherios & Ozdamar, Oznur, 2014. "Relationship between health status and recycling rates: Evidence from Great Britain," MPRA Paper 64405, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Socio-economic status; Morbidity; Disability; Social/Psychological resources; Life course; Canada; NPHS;
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    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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