Associations of socioeconomic and religious factors with health: a population-based, comparison study between China and Korea using the 2010 East Asian social survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cross-national comparisons of the associations of socioeconomic and religious factors with health can facilitate our understanding of differences in health determinants between countries and the development of policies to reduce health differentials appropriate to each country. However, very few such studies have been conducted in East Asia.

Methods

This study set out to compare the associations of socioeconomic and religious factors with health in China and Korea using the 2010 East Asian Social Survey, which was based on nationally representative samples. The study participants included 4980 individuals, 3629 in China and 1351 in Korea, aged ≥20 years. The dependent variable, individuals' self-rated health, was categorized into poor, good, and excellent. Socioec

SUBMITTER: Kim R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323813 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature