한국직업건강간호학회지 (Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing)
- 제12권2호
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- Pages.171-176
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- 2003
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- 2287-2531(pISSN)
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- 2466-1856(eISSN)
직업과 종사상의 지위를 기준으로 구분한 사회계층에 따른 건강수준의 차이
Differences and Inequalities in Health Status among Social Class Classified by Occupation and Job Status
- Park, Eun-Ok (Dep. of Nursing, Cheju National University) ;
- Song, Hyo-Jeong (Dep. of Nursing, Cheju National University)
- 발행 : 2003.11.30
초록
Purpose: To investigate difference in health status by social classes in Korea through second analysis the 1999 Social Statistic Survey raw data performed by National Statistic Office. Method: 52,100 subjects were 20-64 years old and students were excluded. Health status was measured self-rated health and disease prevalence past 2 weeks. Social classes were classified 5 categories by occupations and working status and 1 category by unemployment. Result: Unemployed people reported the worst self-rated health on average, the lower social classes, the worse self-rated health and higher disease prevalence. Health inequality still existed between social classes after adjusting sex, age, and education level. Conclusion: A certain strategy for improving unemployed people's health and people who are working in craft, simple manual labor, agriculture, fishery, and forestry.