Association of Income and Wealth with Self-reported Health Status: Analysis of European Countries during the Financial Crisis

Laia Maynou Pujolràs; Marc Sáez Zafra; Guillem López i Casasnovas

Association of Income and Wealth with Self-reported Health Status: Analysis of European Countries during the Financial Crisis

Laia Maynou ^[1] ; Marc Sáez ^[2] ; Guillem López i Casasnovas ^[3]
1. [1] Universitat de Barcelona
  
  Universitat de Barcelona
  
  Barcelona, España
2. [2] Universitat de Girona
  
  Universitat de Girona
  
  Gerona, España
3. [3] Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  
  Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  
  Barcelona, España
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Localización: Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, ISSN 0210-1173, Nº 249, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Health economics), págs. 181-210
Idioma: inglés
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- español
  En este trabajo, evaluamos la asociación de los cambios en la renta y la riqueza con la salud autopercibida para los países de la Unión Europea (UE), utilizando una muestra longitudinal de individuos. Estimamos modelos lineales generalizados mixtos para tres oleadas de la Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey (2011, 2015, 2017), ajustando por la heterogeneidad familiar e individual y por las tendencias temporales. Los resultados muestran que las variaciones en los ingresos tienen un impacto positivo y significativo en los cambios en la salud autopercibida durante la crisis f inanciera, pero no después de 2015. En conclusión, encontramos que la renta, más que la riqueza, desempeñó un papel importante en la protección de la salud.
- English
  In this paper, we evaluate the association of changes in income and wealth with self-perceived health for the European Union (EU) countries, using a longitudinal sample of individuals. We estimated generalized linear mixed models for three waves of the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey (2011, 2015, 2017), adjusting for family and individual heterogeneity and for temporal trends. Results show that variations in income have a positive and significant impact on changes in self-perceived health during the financial crisis, but not after 2015. In conclusion, we find that income, rather than wealth, played an important role in protecting health.
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