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- Title
Why do Swedish-speaking Finns have longer active life? An area for social capital research.
- Authors
Hyyppä, Markku T.; Mäki, Juhani
- Abstract
We performed ecological and individual register studies to compare disability-free life expectancies and disability pensions among Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking Finns residing on the western coast of Finland. The study was conducted to establish our assumption that the Swedish-speaking ethnic minority has a longer active life than the Finnish-speaking majority and to show that this disparity can be seen in a limited geographical area with similar socio-economic and health service structures. We suggest that the observed disparities in active life and in mortality depend on differences in the extent of social capital. A detailed characterization of the social capital and its impact on the health of the Swedish-speaking individuals is in progress.
- Subjects
FINLAND; QUALITY of life; LONGEVITY; ECONOMETRIC models; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Health Promotion International, 2001, Vol 16, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
0957-4824
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/heapro/16.1.55