title: Analyzing differences in the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in self-perceived health by countries of different political tradition in Europe.
abstract: The objectives of this study are to describe, for European countries, variations among political traditions in the magnitude of inequalities in self-perceived health by educational level and to determine whether these variations change when contextual welfare state, labor market, wealth, and income inequality variables are taken into account. In this cross-sectional study, the authors look at the population aged 25 to 64 in 13 European countries. Individual data were obtained from the Health Interview Surveys of each country. Educational-level inequalities in self-perceived health exist in all countries and in all political traditions, among both women and men. When countries are grouped by political tradition, social democratic countries are found to have the lowest educational-level inequalities.
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Púlica de Barcelona, Spain. cborrell@aspb.es
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borrell
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espelt
authors.forename: Maica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Sanz
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burström
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muntaner
authors.forename: M Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Pasarín
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benach
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marinacci
authors.forename: Albert-Jan
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roskam
authors.forename: Maartje
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaap
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regidor
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deboosere
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kunst
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011056:Political Systems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors