Socioeconomic Inequity in Self-Rated Health Status and Contribution of Health Behavioral Factors in Korea.

Minkyung Kim; Woojin Chung; Seungji Lim; Soojin Yoon; Jakyoung Lee; Eunkyung Kim; Lanju Ko

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English Abstract Socioeconomic Inequity in Self-Rated Health Status and Contribution of Health Behavioral Factors in Korea.: Minkyung Kim, Woojin Chung, Seungji Lim, Soojin Yoon, Jakyoung Lee, Eunkyung Kim, Lanju Ko; Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2010;43(1):50-61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2010.43.1.50

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¹Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Korea. sjlim@yuhs.ac
²Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Korea.

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The study is investigated socioeconomic variations in self-rated health status and contribution of health behavioral factors in Korea. METHODS: A nationally representative sample (2,800 men and 3,230 women aged 20-64 years) from the 2005 Korea National Health and Nutrition Surveys was analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: Self-rated health was lower among lower socioeconomic groups compared with higher socioeconomic groups, with gender being irrelevant. This association was attenuated when health behavioral and socio-demographic factors were adjusted. When each health behavioral factor was considered separately, mediators such as smoking in men, and stress or exercise in women explained a large part of the decreased socioeconomic health inequalities. CONCLUSIONS: In Korea, subjective health inequalities arise from different socioeconomic status, but this difference is decreased by health behavioral factors. Therefore, socioeconomic inequity in self-rated health status can be corrected more effectively by promotional health behaviors.

Keywords: Social class Health status Socioeconomic factors Health behavior Korea

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