title: [Social class, health inequalities, and health-related behaviors of working people in Chile].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze links between social class and health-related indicators and behaviors in Chilean workers, from a neo-Marxian perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study based on the First National Survey on Employment, Work, Health, and Quality of Life of Workers in Chile, done in 2009-2010 (n = 9 503). Dependent variables were self-perceived health status and mental health, examined using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Health-related behavior variables included tobacco use and physical activity. The independent variable was neo-Marxian social class. Descriptive analyses of prevalence were performed and odds ratio (OR) models and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were estimated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medium employers (between 2 and 10 employees) reported a lower prevalence of poor health (21.6% [OR 0.68; 95%CI 0.46-0.99]). Unskilled managers had the lowest mental health risk (OR 0.43; 95%CI 0.21-0.88), with differences between men and women. Large employers (more than 10 employees) reported smoking the least, while large employers, expert supervisors, and semi-skilled workers engaged in significantly more physical activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Large employers and expert managers have the best health-related indicators and behaviors. Formal proletarians, informal proletarians, and unskilled supervisors, however, have the worst general health indicators, confirming that social class is a key determinant in the generation of population health inequalities.
authors.affiliation: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. katiabonesrocha@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kátia Bones
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muntaner
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: González Rodríguez
authors.forename: Pamela Bernales
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Baksai
authors.forename: Clelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vallebuona
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borrell
authors.forename: Orielle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Solar
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors