Material deprivation and health: a longitudinal study.
Anne Grete Tøge1,2, Ruth Bell3
1Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, P.O. box 4, St. Olavs plass, NO-0130, Oslo, Norway. anne-grete.toge@hioa.no.
BMC Public Health
|August 10, 2016
Summary
Material deprivation, indicated by not affording a car, increases the risk of developing limiting longstanding illness (LLSI). This suggests financial resources impact health outcomes, even when controlling for existing long-term illness.
Area of Science:
- Socioeconomic Determinants of Health
- Public Health Research
- Health Economics
Background:
- Investigating the impact of material deprivation on health outcomes beyond income is crucial.
- Longitudinal data allows for the examination of material deprivation's effect on the risk of limiting longstanding illness (LLSI).
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if a decline in the ability to afford a car predicts the likelihood of developing LLSI.
- To explore the relationship between material deprivation and the consequences of ill health.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the 2008-2011 longitudinal panel of Statistics on Income, Social Inclusion and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
- Applied longitudinal fixed effects logit models with LLSI as the dependent variable.
- Used the transition from affording a car to not affording one as a proxy for material deprivation, controlling for longstanding illness (LSI) and other covariates.
Main Results:
- A statistically significant increase in the odds ratio of LLSI was observed when individuals could no longer afford a car (1.129, CI=1.022-1.248).
- This effect was not significant when the sample was restricted to individuals already reporting longstanding illness (1.032, CI=0.910-1.171).
Conclusions:
- Material deprivation has an individual-level effect on the development of LLSI.
- Material resources appear to influence the consequences of ill health, highlighting the importance of socioeconomic factors in health trajectories.
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