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Class Differences In Self-Rated Health: An International Comparison, Kayla Lynn Baumgartner

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This paper analyzes the extent to which social class influences perceptions of health among Canadians and Americans. Self-rated health (SRH) is a valid predictor of morbidity and mortality, but what is not known is whether there are social class differences in the overlap between more objective indicators of health, such as the presence of disease or activity limitations, and subjective reports such as SRH. In this analysis I use the Joint Canada/United States Survey of health to assess whether, within categories of SRH, lower class individuals fare worse on objective health indicators than upper class individuals. I use cross-tabular analysis …