@article{Schellekens_42_12,
author = {Schellekens, Jona and Ziv, Anat},
title={{The role of education in explaining trends in self-rated health in the United States, 1972–2018}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {42},
number = {12},
pages = {383--398},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2020.42.12},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Background: The percentage of older adults in the United States reporting being in good health has increased since the 1980s. 

Objective: This study tries to explain long-term trends in self-rated health in the United States. 

Methods: We used 47 years of repeated cross-sectional data from the National Health Interview Survey to estimate regression models that predict trends in self-rated health. 

Results: Our results show that the improvement in self-rated health of men as well as women aged 50–84 is largely explained by gains in educational attainment. Self-rated health has slightly improved among those with post-secondary education, while it did not improve among those without post-secondary education. 

Contribution: This study is one of the few to try to explain long-term trends in self-rated health. It does so for a much longer period of time than any previous study. },
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol42/12/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol42/12/42-12.pdf}
}