Association of income and wealth with self-reported health status: Analysis of European countries during the financial crisis

In this paper, we evaluate the association of changes in income and wealth with self-perceived health for the European Union (EU) countries, using a longitudinal sample of individuals. We estimated generalized linear mixed models for three waves of the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Su...

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Autores: Maynou Pujolràs, Laia, Sáez Zafra, Marc, López i Casasnovas, Guillem
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/221791
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/221791
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Distribució de la renda
Crisis financeres
Riquesa
Income distribution
Financial crises
Wealth
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Resumo:In this paper, we evaluate the association of changes in income and wealth with self-perceived health for the European Union (EU) countries, using a longitudinal sample of individuals. We estimated generalized linear mixed models for three waves of the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey (2011, 2015, 2017), adjusting for family and individual heterogeneity and for temporal trends. Results show that variations in income have a positive and significant impact on changes in self-perceived health during the financial crisis, but not after 2015. In conclusion, we find that income, rather than wealth, played an important role in protecting health.