¿Informa la salud autopercibida sobre las condiciones objetivas de salud? Algunas conclusiones a partir del análisis demográfico de microdatos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud
- Gumà Lao, Jordi
- Cámara Hueso, Antonio D.
ISSN: 0014-1151
Year of publication: 2014
Volume: 56
Issue: 183
Pages: 61-76
Type: Article
More publications in: Estadística española
Abstract
Microdata from the Spanish National Health Survey (ENSE) and mortality data from the Spanish Vital Statistics (Movimiento Natural de la Población �MNP-) are utilized to analyze the relationship between self-rated health and objective health conditions among Spanish adults (population aged 16+). Results display that self-rated health responds adequately to health changes over the life course in adulthood as well as to their differentials by sex until about age 50. However, subjective and objective health show an increasing divergence in population older than 50. Discrepancies between self-rated and objective health status indicators are conveniently discussed.