Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: Findings from the National Survey on Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition, SLAN

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 477-486

  Kelleher, C C ^a   Friel, S ^a   Gabhainn, S Nic ^a   Tay, Joseph B ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education status; Employment; Ireland; Self rated health; Social class; Tenure

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CLASS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; SELF ASSESSMENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

IRELAND;

EID: 0038617576     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00371-4     Document Type: Article

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