Open AccessNeighbourhood effects in health behaviours: a test of social causation with repeat-measurement longitudinal data
Author(s) -
Jaakko Airaksinen,
Christian Hakulinen,
Laura Pulkki-Råbäck,
Terho Lehtimäki,
Olli T. Raitakari,
Liisa KeltikangasJärvinen,
Markus Jokela
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckv210
Subject(s) - neighbourhood (mathematics) , socioeconomic status , demography , urbanization , longitudinal study , causation , psychology , social determinants of health , geography , self rated health , gerontology , environmental health , public health , medicine , population , sociology , political science , mathematical analysis , economics , mathematics , law , pathology , economic growth , nursing
Neighbourhood characteristics have been associated with health behaviours of residents. We used longitudinal data to examine whether neighbourhood characteristics (level of urbanization and socioeconomic status) are related to within-individual variations in health behaviours (alcohol consumption, smoking, exercise and self-interest in health) as people live in different neighbourhoods over time.
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