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People with high socioeconomic status have better health
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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People with high socioeconomic status have better health than others. Other factors that protect against chronic diseases include education, employment, and per capita income and social security in the region where you live.
These are the conclusions reached by scientists from the University of Granada (Spain), who also identified the potential long-term impact of socioeconomic inequality on the health of the population at the regional level and the importance of the family.
The researchers analyzed the results of two studies, the 2007 Survey on Living Conditions and the 2001 Longitudinal Database of the Andalusian Population, which were conducted in Spain in the years indicated. They found that a person's individual income was "positively associated with good health." In addition, the higher the level of education, the better the respondent's health, according to several variables, such as perceived health (how the respondent rates his or her own well-being), the presence of chronic illnesses, and the risk of receiving temporary/permanent disability pension.
The influence of the family is also important: the family environment is responsible for 30% of deviations in health. Another factor that saves from illnesses is social relations. True, only for women.
The authors of the work emphasize that the results of the study will help in planning a strategy to reduce the difference in health status among Spanish residents. They name the geographical environment (autonomous community, province, city, district), family environment, income and social inequality as innovative factors influencing health.
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