Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health in Germany: a time-trend analysis of repeated cross-sectional health surveys between 2003 and 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study assessed the extent of educational and income inequalities in self-rated health (SRH) in the German adult population between 2003 and 2012 and how these inequalities changed over time.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional health interview surveys conducted in 2003, 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Setting and participants

The study population was the German adult population aged 25-69, living in private households in Germany. In total 54 197 randomly selected participants (2003: 6890; 2009: 16 418; 2010: 17 145; 2012: 13 744) were included.

Main outcome measures

SRH was assessed with one single question. Five answer categories were dichotomised into good ('very good' and 'good') versus poor ('moderate', 'poor', 'very poor') SRH. To estimate the extent of t

SUBMITTER: Wachtler B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773326 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature