Envejecer más allá de la edad. Diferencias de género, generación y clase social en salud en la población española

  1. Antonio D. CÁMARA
  2. Pilar ZUERAS
  3. Sergi TRIAS
  4. Amand BLANES
Journal:
Papers de demografia

Year of publication: 2013

Issue: 427

Type: Working paper

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Abstract

The eight available editions of the Spanish National Health Survey (ENSE, 1987-2011) are used to analyze cohort trends and socioeconomic determinants with respect to three indicators of health and living standards: the net nutritional status (based on height), chronic cardiovascular conditions (CCCs) and disability. The results reveal a strong inter-generational contrast in the net nutritional status that is mediated by an individual’s socioeconomic status (SES). SES-related differences persist across cohorts, and they are larger among males, while SES-related differentials in disability levels and CCCs are more meaningful among females. Younger cohorts of Spaniards display a higher prevalence of CCCs, likely as a result of lifestyle changes, but not consistent trends are found in disability levels. The SES gradient appears as the most important mediator of the observed health outcomes.

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