Differences in self reported morbidity by educational level: A comparison of 11 Western European countries

摘要

Conclusions-Because of a number of unresolved problems with the precision and the international comparability of the data, the margins of uncertainty for the inequality estimates are somewhat wide. However, these problems are un- likely to explain the overall pattern. It is remarkable that health inequalities are not necessarily smaller in countries with more egalitarian policies such as the Netherlands and the Scandinavian Countries. Possible explanations are dis- Cussed. Study objective-To assess whether there Are variations between 11 Western Euro- Pean countries with respect to the size of Differences in self reported morbidity Between people with high and low educa- Tional levels.