Until death do us part. The influence of own and partner's socioeconomic status on the health of Spanish middle-aged population
Gumà, Jordi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials)
Spijker, Jeroen (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	Objectives: To explore whether the influence of a partner's socioeconomic status (SES) on health has an additive or a combined effect with the ego's SES. Methods: With data on 4533 middle-aged (30-59) different-sex couples from the 2012 Spanish sample of the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey, we apply separate sex-specific logistic regression models to calculate predicted probabilities of having less than good self-perceived health according to individual and partner's characteristics separately and combined. Results: Both approaches led to similar results: Having a partner with better SES reduces the probabilities of not having good health. However, the combined approach is more precise in disentangling SES effects. For instance, having a higher educated partner only benefits health among Spanish low-educated men, while men's health is worse if they have a working spouse. Conversely, women's health is positively influenced if at least one couple member is economically active. Conclusions: There are significant health differences between individuals according to their own and their partner's SES in an apparently advantageous population group (i. e. , individuals living with a partner). The combinative approach permits obtaining more precise couple-specific SES profiles.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación RTI2018-099875-J-I00 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RYC-2013-14851
Note:	Altres ajuts: LCF/PR/RC15/50090006-PI
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Partner ; Self-reported health ; Socio-economic status ; Sex differences ; EU-SILC ; Spain
Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 17 Núm. 4644 (2020) , ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134644
PMID: 32605200

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