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The determinants of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland : further evidence and future directions
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| Title: | The determinants of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland : further evidence and future directions | Authors: | Delaney, Liam Harmon, Colm Kelleher, Cecily Kenny, Caroline |
Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/967 | Date: | Apr-2008 | Abstract: | This paper examines the determinants of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland using data from the 2001 Quarterly National Household Survey Health Module and the 2005 ESRI Time Usage Survey. Results indicate that self-rated health is a useful proxy for self-reported chronic illness indices. Higher education, having private medical insurance cover and being married is associated with better self-rated health. The strong inverse relationship between age and self-rated health is found to be robust to the inclusion of self-reported morbidity. Caregivers display lower self-rated health, even after controlling for age, marital status and education. We find only minor effects of gender. Understanding further the causal nature of the above associations is a key issue for future research. | Type of material: | Working Paper | Publisher: | University College Dublin. School of Economics | Copyright (published version): | University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2008 | Subject LCSH: | Health surveys--Ireland Health behavior--Ireland Health status indicators--Ireland |
Language: | en | Status of Item: | Not peer reviewed |
| Appears in Collections: | Geary Institute Research Collection Economics Working Papers & Policy Papers |
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