Demographic Correlates of Health Behavior

Louis G. Pol and Richard K. Thomas
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Louis G. Pol: University of Nebraska, College of Business Administration
Richard K. Thomas: The University of Mississippi, Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Chapter Chapter 11 in The Demography of Health and Healthcare, 2013, pp 239-273 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter focuses on the relationship between various demographic characteristics and the response of individuals and groups to health-related conditions – that is, their health behavior. Chapter 10 examined the demographic correlates of health status, and this chapter represents a natural extension of that discussion. Health behavior might be broadly defined to include formal health services utilization as well as the informal health behavior exhibited by a population. Some of these actions are taken by individuals who have been formally diagnosed as ill. However, much health behavior is carried out by relatively healthy individuals who are attempting to maintain or enhance their existing health status or to prevent a decline in health status.

Keywords: Nursing Home; Health Behavior; Nursing Home Resident; Admission Rate; Physician Service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8903-8_11

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