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Gender Differences in Mental Well- Being: A Decomposition Analysis

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  • Madden, D

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The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is frequently used as a measure of mental well-being. A consistent pattern across countries is that women report lower levels of mental well-being, as measured by the GHQ. This paper applies decomposition techniques to Irish data for 1994 and 2000 to examine the factors lying behind the gender differences in GHQ score. For both 1994 and 2000 about two thirds of the raw difference is accounted for by differences in characteristics, with employment status the single most important factor.

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Paper provided by HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York in its series Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers with number 08/08.

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Handle: RePEc:yor:hectdg:08/08

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Keywords: Mental Well-Being; decomposition; gender difference.;

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  1. Stella Quah, 2011. "Gender and the burden of disease in ten Asian countries: An exploratory analysis," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 8(4), pages 499-512, April.
  2. Cottini, Elena & Lucifora, Claudio, 2010. "Mental Health and Working Conditions in European Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 4717, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

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