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1a Department of Sociology , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario , Canada.
Abstract:
Research examining gender differences in self-rated health (SRH) has typically not distinguished between age and cohort-related changes in the health of men and women over time. Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this study finds gender diffegrences in SRH may actually be an artifact of cohort. Prior to examining health across cohorts, women reported worse health than men. With the introduction of cohort to the models, no gender difference was found except in the earliest cohort (born 1924-1933). Historical context is therefore critical to understanding the health trajectories of women and men, which are not uniform across cohorts.
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