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Residents and Residence: Factors Predicting the Health Disadvantage of Social Renters Compared to Owner‐Occupiers
Author(s) -
Hiscock Rosemary,
Macintyre Sally,
Kearns Ade,
Ellaway Anne
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/1540-4560.00076
Subject(s) - residence , psychosocial , disadvantage , housing tenure , demographic economics , proxy (statistics) , sample (material) , stratified sampling , public housing , business , environmental health , psychology , gerontology , socioeconomics , medicine , economic growth , sociology , economics , political science , chemistry , chromatography , pathology , machine learning , psychiatry , computer science , law
Numerous studies have found that owner‐occupiers live longer and stay healthier than renters. Epidemiologists often view housing tenure as a proxy for economic circumstances rather than as having directly health‐promoting or damaging effects. Housing researchers, on the other hand, have tended to study physical and psychosocial aspects of housing that might directly impact upon health. Linking these two literatures, we analyzed nearly 3,000 postal questionnaires from a stratified random sample of Scottish adults. In particular, we examined differences between owners and social renters that might explain observed tenure differences in health. Personal characteristics explained much of the difference between owners and social renters, but some dwelling and neighborhood characteristics also played a role.