Abstract: Abstract Socioeconomic status – comprising education, income, and occupational prestige – is one of the most compelling predictors of physical health and life expectancy worldwide. As socioeconomic status increases, health outcomes improve (known as the social gradient in health ). Each component of socioeconomic status impacts health through different but interconnected pathways: income represents spending power and thus financial capability to afford medical care. Occupational prestige denotes behaviors associated with work (e.g., working in a mine as compared to working in an office building), and education stands for the ability to access resources through knowledge and skills.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-02-21
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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