Combined effects of education level and perceived social class on self-rated health and life satisfaction: Results of Korean labor and income panel study wave 8-wave 15

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Research

Ki-Bong Yoo¹  Eun-Cheol Park²  Jae-Hyun Kim³  Tae Hyun Kim⁴  Sang Gyu Lee⁴ 

[1] Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Sungnam, Republic of Korea;Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Department of Hospital management, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Department of Hospital management, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Education;    Perceived social class;    Self-rated health;    Life satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-015-0375-5

 received in 2015-02-22, accepted in 2015-10-29,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo examine the combined effects of education level and perceived social class on self-rated health and life satisfaction in South Korea.MethodsWe used data drawn from the 8 to 15th wave of the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). Using wave 8 at baseline, data included 11,175 individuals. We performed a longitudinal analysis at baseline estimating the prevalence of self-rated health and life satisfaction among individuals by education level (high, middle, and low education level) and perceived social class (high, middle, and low social class).ResultsFor self-rated health, odds ratio (OR) of individuals with low education and low perceived social class was 0.604 times lower (95 % CI: 0.555–0.656) and the OR of individuals with low education and middle perceived social class was 0.853 time lower (95 % CI: 0.790–0.922) when compared to individuals with high education and high perceived social class. For life satisfaction, OR of individuals with low education and low perceived social class was 0.068 times lower (95 % CI: 0.063–0.074) and the OR of individuals with middle education and middle perceived social class was 0.235 time lower (95 % CI: 0.221–0.251) compared to individuals with high education and high perceived social class.ConclusionsThis study shows that the combined effects of education level and perceived social class associated with self-rated health and life satisfaction. Our study suggests increasing education level and perceived social class. Additionally, it will be important to develop multi-dimensional measurement tools including education level and subjective social class.

【 授权许可】

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