Short report: persistent social inequality in poor self-rated health among adolescents in Denmark 1991–2014 | Zendy

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Short report: persistent social inequality in poor self-rated health among adolescents in Denmark 1991–2014

Author(s) -

Bjørn Evald Holstein,

Sanne Ellegaard Jørgensen,

Pernille Due,

Mogens Trab Damsgaard,

Mette Rasmussen

Publication year - 2018

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/cky234

Subject(s) - self rated health , inequality , social inequality , social class , demography , psychology , medicine , gerontology , sociology , political science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law

The aim was to examine trends in social inequality in poor self-rated health (SRH) among adolescents in Denmark 1991-2014. The analysis included 18 996 11-15-year-old school children from the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children studies in 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Across the five surveys, the prevalence of poor SRH was 14.2%, remaining almost unchanged from 1991 to 2014. The proportion with poor SRH was 12.2% in high, 14.3% in middle and 17.6% in low occupational social class. This social inequality in poor SRH was persistent during the entire study period, both in terms of absolute and relative social inequality.

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