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- Title
EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES IN SELF-RATED HEALTH: WHETHER POST-SOCIALIST ESTONIA AND RUSSIA ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN SCANDINAVIAN' FINLAND.
- Authors
Vöörmann, Rein; Helemäe, Jelena
- Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study is to analyse relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and education in post-socialist countries (Estonia and Russia) and in Finland, a Scandinavian country. Methods: Data from the 5th wave of the European Social Survey (ESS) carried out in 2010 were used. In particular, we used a sub-sample of the 25-69 years old. Two-step analysis was carried out: descriptive overview of relationship between SRH and education to assess the knowledge-related impact of education on SRH in pooled model for all three countries; and logistic regression analysis to evaluate separate models in each country. Results: The prevalence of at-least-good health was the highest in Finland, Estonia occupied the second position and Russia the third. Knowledge-related educational inequalities were lower in Russia compared to Finland, while they were of similar magnitude in Estonia and Finland. Conclusions: Our expectations that knowledge-based inequalities are lower in post-socialist countries compared to a Scandinavian country turn to be true in case of Russia, not Estonia. Possible reasons for the expectations might be a lack of attention paid to educational inequalities in terms of access to social resources, competitiveness in the labour market and to what extent education provide a tool against uncertainty (preventing work- and unemployment-related stress). Series of comparative studies revealing links between certain institutional packages and (socio-economic and knowledge-related) educational inequalities seem to be of special relevance.
- Subjects
PUBLIC health research; EDUCATIONAL equalization research; PUBLIC welfare; SOCIAL surveys; LABOR market research
- Publication
Central European Journal of Public Health, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 1, p8
- ISSN
1210-7778
- Publication type
Article