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Income Inequality and the Strength of the Origins-Health Gradient in 20 European Countries
Chauvel, Louis; Bar-Haim, Eyal; Leist, Anja
2019European Consortium of Sociological Research Annual Conference
 

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Keywords :
income inequality; social determinants of health; education; intergenerational transmission; European Social Survey
Abstract :
[en] Health is determined by socio-economic position not only of the individual, but also by that of their parents. The intergenerational transmission of health via parental socioeconomic status is suggested to vary according to contextual factors such as income inequality. Earlier studies with a comparative perspective had a limited number of countries available. This study uses 20 countries at up to five waves from the European Social Survey (2008-2016) and SWIID in order to examine the extent to which income inequality is related to the origins-health gradient. The higher the income inequality of a given country and year, the stronger the origins-health gradient. Contrary to earlier findings, this association can be fully explained by intergenerational transmission of status, i.e. education. Implications of this finding are that health is largely determined by educational attainment and associated health behaviors, giving societal context a less prominent role than earlier studies suggested.
Research center :
- Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) > PEARL Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality (IRSEI)
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Chauvel, Louis ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Bar-Haim, Eyal ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Leist, Anja  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
External co-authors :
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Language :
English
Title :
Income Inequality and the Strength of the Origins-Health Gradient in 20 European Countries
Publication date :
12 September 2019
Event name :
European Consortium of Sociological Research Annual Conference
Event place :
Lausanne, Switzerland
Event date :
12-14 September 2019
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