Socioeconomic Status, Health, and Mortality

The World Health Organization (1948) broadly defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well‐being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Health can be assessed in a number of ways, but generally includes subjective health, physical impairment, vitality, well‐being, acute conditions, and chronic disease. Health is a measure of the quality of life, whereas mortality defines the risk of death and can be used to measure length of life. Socioeconomic status (SES) exerts a profound influence on all dimensions of health and mortality. Individuals who are situated in elevated positions in the social hierarchy tend to experience superior levels of health and survival

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• Education, Social Status, and Health

  John Mirowsky, Catherine E Ro et al.•Education, Social Status, and…•2017

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• Educational Attainment and Adult Mortality

  Open Access•R A Hummer, J T Lariscy•International Handbook of Adult…•2011

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• Differences In Life Expectancy Due To Race And Educational Differences Are Widening, And Many May Not Catch Up

  Jay Olshansky, S Jay Olshansky et al.•Health Affairs•2012

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• The Enduring Association between Education and Mortality

  Open Access•Richard A Miech, Richard Miech et al.•American Sociological Review•2011

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• To Help or To Harm? Food Stamp Receipt and Mortality Risk Prior to the 1996 Welfare Reform Act

  Patrick M Krueger, R G Rogers et al.•Social Forces•2004

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• Social Conditions As Fundamental Causes of Disease

  Bruce G Link, Jo C Phelan et al.•Journal of Health and Social…•1995

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• Social Class Differentials in Health and Mortality

  Irma T Elo•Annual Review of Sociology•2009

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