Are spouses’ socio-economic classifications interchangeable? Examining the consequences of a commonly used practice in studies on social inequalities in health

Denise Muschik (), Jelena Jaunzeme () and Siegfried Geyer ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 60, issue 8, 953-960

Abstract: From a pragmatic point of view the practice of replacing missing information by spouses’ information turned out as viable. However, the usefulness of this solution has to be examined in every case anew, because it may not be suitable for every health-related outcome. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) 2015

Keywords: Type 2 diabetes; Socio-economic position; Health inequalities; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0744-1

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