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The determinants of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland : further evidence and future directions

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  • Liam Delaney
  • Colm Harmon
  • Cecily Kelleher
  • Caroline Kenny

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This paper examines the determinants of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland using data from the 2001 Quarterly National Household Survey Health Module and the 2005 ESRI Time Usage Survey. Results indicate that self-rated health is a useful proxy for self-reported chronic illness indices. Higher education, having private medical insurance cover and being married is associated with better self-rated health. The strong inverse relationship between age and self-rated health is found to be robust to the inclusion of self-reported morbidity. Caregivers display lower self-rated health, even after controlling for age, marital status and education. We find only minor effects of gender. Understanding further the causal nature of the above associations is a key issue for future research.

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  • Liam Delaney & Colm Harmon & Cecily Kelleher & Caroline Kenny, 2007. "The determinants of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland : further evidence and future directions," Working Papers 10197/590, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucd:wpaper:10197/590
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