Gender Differences in the Influence of Economic, Lifestyle, and Psychosocial Factors on Later-life Health

Steven G. Prus and Ellen Gee

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University

Abstract: This paper examines the differential impact of social forces on the health of men and women aged 65+ using data from the 1994-1995 National Population Health Survey. Multiple regression analysis is used to estimate gender differences in the influence of socio-economic, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors on both self-rated health and overall functional health. Some key findings are: 1) the relationship between income and health is significant for older women, but not for older men, while the opposite occurs for education; 2) having an acceptable body weight is positively associated with health for elderly women only; and 3) stress-related factors are generally much stronger determinants of health for older women. These findings shed light on the processes of healthy aging for men and women.

Keywords: health; aging; gender differences; NPHS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2002-06
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