Regional Factors on the Self-rated Health of Wage Workers
10.12799/jkachn.2018.29.1.21
- Author:
Minjung KWON
1
;
Eunsuk CHOI
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Multilevel analysis;
Occupational health;
Health status disparities;
Residence characteristics;
Health behavior
- MeSH:
Health Behavior;
Health Policy;
Health Status Disparities;
Multilevel Analysis;
Occupational Health;
Residence Characteristics;
Salaries and Fringe Benefits;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2018;29(1):21-32
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study attempted to identify regional disparities of self-rated health among Korean wage workers and to investigate the influencing factors on them. METHODS: The study subjects were 25,069 workers in 16 regions who were extracted from the 2014 Korean Working Condition Survey (KWCS). A multilevel analysis was conducted by building hierarchical data at individual and regional level. RESULTS: In this study, ‘financial autonomy rate’ and ‘current smoking rate’ were identified as regional factors influencing the workers' self-rated health. When the socio-demographic and occupational factors of the workers were controlled, ‘current smoking rate’, a health policy factor, explained the regional disparity of workers' health status. CONCLUSION: We found that the health status of workers can be affected by the health behavior level of the whole population in their residential area. In order to improve the health status of working population and to alleviate their regional health inequalities, it is necessary to strengthen macro and structural level interventions.
