Does the state you live in make a difference? Multilevel analysis of self-rated health in the US

This paper investigates the different sources of variation between US states in self-rated health using multilevel statistical procedures. The different sources that are considered are based on individual- and state-level factors. Data for the analysis comes from the 1993-94 Behavioral Risk Factor S...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2001-07, Vol.53 (1), p.9-19
Main Authors: Subramanian, S.V, Kawachi, Ichiro, Kennedy, Bruce P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Catchment Area (Health) - statistics & numerical data
Contextual analysis
Deprivation
Differences
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Health
Health care
Health Status
Humans
Income inequalities
Income Inequality
Individual Differences
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Middle Aged
Multilevel analysis
Multilevel studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Regional Differences
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Risk behavior
Risk factors
Self Evaluation
Self-Assessment
Self-rated health
Self-rated health Multilevel studies Contextual analysis Income-inequality Social capital US
Selfassessment
Social capital
Socioeconomic Factors
States
States (Political Subdivisions)
Surveillance
Surveillance systems
United States - epidemiology
United States of America
USA
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