What is the relationship between education, literacy and self-reported health?
Highly-educated and highly-skilled individuals are more likely to report better health than the less-educated and less-skilled, even when comparing individuals with similar background characteristics. The difference in self-reported health that is associated with schooling is largest in Norway and t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2016
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| Series: | Adult Skills in Focus
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Highly-educated and highly-skilled individuals are more likely to report better health than the less-educated and less-skilled, even when comparing individuals with similar background characteristics. The difference in self-reported health that is associated with schooling is largest in Norway and the United States and smallest in France, Italy and Sweden. The association between self-reported health and literacy is highest in Austria and the United States. Cross-country differences in the association between schooling and self-reported health and between literacy proficiency and self-reported health suggest that healthcare and social welfare systems play an important role in shaping the association between schooling, literacy and health |
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| Physical Description: | 4 p. 21 x 29.7cm |