Вплив соціальної нерівності на здоров’я українського населення (за даними масиву European Social Survey, 2012)
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2019
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Мазай, Дар'я
Мальцева, Катерина
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В основу статті покладено аналіз впливу соціальної нерівності на здоров’я українського населення віком 18–65 років на базі масиву даних European Social Survey 2012 року (N = 2178) з використанням статистичного пакета SPSS. Авторські знахідки узгоджуються з тенденціями, що реєструються в попередніх дослідженнях нерівності у здоров’ї. Зокрема, демонструється, що суб’єктивний стан здоров’я індивідів з повною базовою освітою є кращим, ніж у людей з повною середньою освітою; наймані працівники мають гірший суб’єктивний стан здоров’я, ніж ті, хто має власний бізнес; люди, які задоволені власними доходами, мають кращий стан здоров’я, ніж ті, хто зовсім незадоволений власними доходами; найвпливовішим предиктором суб’єктивного стану здоров’я є вік.
In present day Ukraine, as well as in the rest of the world, substantial health disparities across social groups are recorded, along with marked inequities in access to resources relevant to health seeking behavior. Regardless of the affluence of a nation and despite the considerable technological progress in science and medical technology, inequalities in health persist on the global scale. More recent research stresses the negative influences of social inequality in health and its pernicious effects on social epidemiology of various diseases. The empirical findings further indicate that poor health prevents individuals from fulfilling their rights thus solidifying the existing pattern of social inequality. Altogether it makes health disparities an applied problem of international significance. The foundation of the present publication is laid by the analysis of the effect of social inequality on health of Ukrainian population aged 18–65 (based on 2012 the European Social Survey data set (N = 2,178) using SPSS software). Our findings are in agreement with the tendencies outlined by the published research on health disparities. Namely, we demonstrate that subjective individual health status is higher in individuals with college degrees than in high school graduates; hired workers have poorer subjective general health than business owners; individuals satisfied with their income have better general health than those who are dissatisfied with their income; age is the most potent predictor of general health in the data. We further discuss the findings in the context of relevant policies in Ukraine.
In present day Ukraine, as well as in the rest of the world, substantial health disparities across social groups are recorded, along with marked inequities in access to resources relevant to health seeking behavior. Regardless of the affluence of a nation and despite the considerable technological progress in science and medical technology, inequalities in health persist on the global scale. More recent research stresses the negative influences of social inequality in health and its pernicious effects on social epidemiology of various diseases. The empirical findings further indicate that poor health prevents individuals from fulfilling their rights thus solidifying the existing pattern of social inequality. Altogether it makes health disparities an applied problem of international significance. The foundation of the present publication is laid by the analysis of the effect of social inequality on health of Ukrainian population aged 18–65 (based on 2012 the European Social Survey data set (N = 2,178) using SPSS software). Our findings are in agreement with the tendencies outlined by the published research on health disparities. Namely, we demonstrate that subjective individual health status is higher in individuals with college degrees than in high school graduates; hired workers have poorer subjective general health than business owners; individuals satisfied with their income have better general health than those who are dissatisfied with their income; age is the most potent predictor of general health in the data. We further discuss the findings in the context of relevant policies in Ukraine.
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соціальна нерівність, нерівність у здоров’ї, кількісні методи, European Social Survey, Україна, стаття, social inequality, health disparities, quantitative methods, European Social Survey, Ukraine, article
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Мазай Д. С. Вплив соціальної нерівності на здоров’я українського населення (за даними масиву European Social Survey, 2012) / Мазай Д. С., Мальцева К. С. // Наукові записки НаУКМА. Соціологія. - 2019. - Т. 2. - С. 23-34.