Social Structure and Health Inequalities

Authors

  • Manuel Hernández Pedreño Universidad de Murcia

Abstract

The results of the last National Survey of Health, carried out in 1997, are analised in this article with a double objective. First of all, to consider the differences in the course of the decade the results of this survey are compared with those of that published in 1987. Secondly, to revise the social inequalities studying different indicators of health (perceived morbidity, limitation of the activities, behaviours and habits related with the health or access and use of the sanitary services), taking into account sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, educational level, income, economic activity or habitat. In spite of the important advances in social and sanitary matter in our country, we may conclude that social inequalities are still found. Gender, education and income introduce great differences in the levels of health as well as in the use and access to certain sanitary services.

Author Biography

Manuel Hernández Pedreño , Universidad de Murcia

Profesor titular interino de universidad en el Departamento de Sociología de la Universidad de Murcia. Es autor de diversos libros y artículos sobre la vejez y el envejecimiento demográfico, las  desigualdades sociales, la sociología de la salud y el análisis del discurso social. Actualmente es Director del Aula de Debate de la Universidad de Murcia, miembro del Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Región de Murcia y participa en el proyecto European Network on Indicators of Social Quality promovido por la European Foundation on Social Quality.

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Published

2008-01-01

How to Cite

Hernández Pedreño, M. (2008). Social Structure and Health Inequalities. Spanish Journal of Sociology, (2). Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/res/article/view/64868

Issue

No. 2 (2002): Sumario Número 2

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