How do individuals rate their health compared to others? findings based on a nationally representative sample in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study is to explore the determinants of health comparisons (i.e., how individuals rate their health compared to other individuals in their age bracket) in the general adult population (total sample and in different age groups).

Methods

Data were used from the general adult population in Germany (wave 46, n = 3,876 individuals; November 2021 to January 2022), based on the GESIS panel, which is a probability-based mixed-mode panel. Health comparisons were used as outcome measure. Socioeconomic, lifestyle-related and health-related determinants were included in regression analysis. Robustness checks were conducted.

Results

Regressions showed that more favorable health comparisons were associated with being male (among individuals up to 39 years

SUBMITTER: Hajek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792948 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature