Journal Title
Title of Journal: Popul Res Policy Rev
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Abbravation: Population Research and Policy Review
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Elena Pirani Silvana Salvini
Publish Date: 2011/10/16
Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-117
Abstract
We adopted a multilevel approach in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the main social and economic differences associated with inequalities in selfrated health according to the territorial context of residence We focused on the Italian population aged 65 and over availing of the most recent data on health conditions in Italy This study proves the persistence in Italy a modern welfare state that has one of the best overall healthcare systems in the world of significant if not enormous socioeconomic differences in selfperceived health among the elderly We found that each component of the socioeconomic status is autonomously correlated with individual perceptions of health highlighting the importance of considering all of the facets of the individual socioeconomic status in measuring the extent of health inequalities The lack of a network of relationships was also found to be strongly associated with a poor health status for elderly Italians Our study also documented the presence of a contextual effect The proposed multilevel modeling proved to be useful in shedding light on relevant aspects in the field of perceived health and for avoiding misleading results
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