Gender, educational and age differences in meanings that underlie global self-rated health

Wim Peersman (), Dirk Cambier, Jan Maeseneer and Sara Willems

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 3, 513-523

Abstract: Investigators using the single question on self-rated health for comparing health across different population groups should be aware that the meaning of the question varies across different socio-demographic groups. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Self-rated health; Health measurement; Survey; Gender; Education; Age groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0320-2

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