Association between Literacy and Self-Rated Poor Health in 33 High- and Upper-Middle-Income Countries. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 165

Autor/inn/en	Kakarmath, Sujay; Denis, Vanessa; Encinas-Martin, Marta; Borgonovi, Francesca; Subramanian, S. V.
Institution	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (France)
Titel	Association between Literacy and Self-Rated Poor Health in 33 High- and Upper-Middle-Income Countries. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 165
Quelle	(2018), (48 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1993-9019
DOI	10.1787/7aaeac27-en
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Literacy; Health; International Assessment; Adults; Correlation; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Chile; Czech Republic; Cyprus; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; South Korea; Lithuania; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Russia; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gesundheit; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Australien; Österreich; Belgien; Kanada; Tschechische Republik; Zypern; Dänemark; Estland; Finnland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Griechenland; Irland; Italien; Korea; Republik; Litauen; Niederlande; Neuseeland; Norwegen; Polen; Russland; Singapur; Slowakei; Slowenien; Spanien; Schweden; Türkei; USA
Abstract	We assess the relationship between general literacy skills and health status by analysing data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), an international survey of about 250,000 adults aged 16-65 years conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2011-15 in 33 countries/national sub-regions. Across countries, there seems to be a strong and consistent association between general literacy proficiency and self-rated poor health, independent of prior socio-economic status and income. General literacy proficiency also appears to be a mediator of the association between self-education and self-rated poor health. While the literacy-health association is robust over time, it varies in magnitude across countries. It is strongest for those with a tertiary or higher degree and does not appear to exist among young adults (ages 25 to 34 years). Future studies are required to understand the contextual factors that modify the general literacy proficiency-health association. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01