Social mobility: Evidence that it can widen health inequalities

Boyle, Paul J.; Norman, Paul; Popham, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.051

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“…Migration between neighbourhoods is far more common than migration between local government areas in Scotland (Fleming, 2005). Of the few longitudinal studies exploring the impact of selective migration on widening health inequalities, most have studied smaller neighbourhoods rather than larger administrative areas (Boyle et al, 2009a(Boyle et al, , 2009bCox et al, 2007;Norman et al, 2005). A notable exception was the study by Brimblecombe et al (1999) who found that the migration between large administrative areas (such as cities), but not between larger regions, explained the mortality difference when all areas were grouped in low and high mortality areas though that study was based on a low number of deaths and only compared two aggregates of areas (Boyle, 2004).…”

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“…This study used samples drawn from the Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS), an anonymous 5.3% representative sample of the Scottish population linking 1991 and 2001 census records, health records (mortality, hospital admission and cancer registration) and other vital events data (Boyle et al, 2009a(Boyle et al, , 2009b. The estimated response rates for the 1991 and 2001 censuses in Scotland were 96 and 95%, respectively.…”

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“…In addition to being enumerated in the 1991 and 2001 censuses they also had to have been traced in the National Health Services Central Register (NHSCR) as this tracing was needed in order to facilitate linkage of people between censuses and to mortality records (Boyle et al, 2009a(Boyle et al, , 2009b. The SLS' tracing rate to the NHSCR was very high at 98.1%.…”

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a b s t r a c tThe mortality difference between Glasgow and the rest of Scotland has been increasing and mortality rates are higher than Glasgow's excess deprivation would suggest. One plausible explanation for this excess is selective migration. A sample of 137,073 individuals aged 15 to 64 in 1991 from the Scottish Longitudinal Study was used to test this explanation. Three geographic areas were compared: Glasgow; Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh cities combined and the rest of Scotland. The impact of selective migration was assessed by calculating age and sex standardised mortality rates for 2001/03 by residence in 2001 and by residence in 1991. Glasgow experienced the greatest loss of population ( À 7.1%) between 1991 and 2001 but this was not strongly related to deprivation. It had the highest mortality at baseline and the difference between it and the other areas increased over the ten years. This pattern was not significantly affected by calculating death rates according to area of residence at 1991 or in 2001. Our results suggest that the increasing difference in mortality rates between Glasgow and the rest of Scotland over this period was probably not caused by selective migration.

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“…In fact, the social status achieved in adulthood is an important indicator of access to material goods and health status (Adams et al, 2004;Boyle, Norman & Popham, 2009;Smith et al, 1998). The existence of social mobility also has consequences for social cohesion, equality, economic stability and happiness (Aldridge, 2003).…”

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“…When a person moves from a lower to a higher social position, he or she achieves social promotion, whereas when a person moves from a higher to a lower position, he or she undergoes social degradation. The factors influencing social mobility are a subject of research in many scientific disciplines, including sociology, psychology, epidemiology, and social medicine.In fact, the social status achieved in adulthood is an important indicator of access to material goods and health status (Adams et al, 2004;Boyle, Norman & Popham, 2009;Smith et al, 1998). The existence of social mobility also has consequences for social cohesion, equality, economic stability and happiness (Aldridge, 2003).…”

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Determinants and perceptions of social mobility in Poland, 1992-2008

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Vizja Press&IT www.ce.vizja.pl 89The purpose of this article is to analyse the factors affecting social mobility in Poland, based on results obtained from the estimation of logit models for the years 1992-2008 as well as from interviews asking about the necessary conditions to achieve success in life. Data used in this work come from the Polish General Social Survey carried out by the Institute of Social Studies of the University of Warsaw on a representative sample of adult household members. This set contains interviews conducted in the years 1992-2008 and includes 16,234 respondents. Studies using logit models to answer the question posed in the present study show that the probability of success in life in Poland is determined by both ability and level of education; interview responses to the same question, however, show that family origins, parents' level of education and connections are just as important. Most interestingly, the percentage of people indicating the importance of these factors was higher in 2002 than it was in 1992. IntroductionThe concept of social mobility (Saunders, 2010, p. 1-2; Social mobility, 2008) concerns an individual or social group's ability to change his or her position in the social system. In the case of intragenerational mobility, movement is measured in relation to the life of a single person. If a person's current position is discussed in reference to the position held by his or her parents at the same age, it is described as intergenerational mobility. Profession, income level, education, and other measures of class or socio-economic status can be compared. When a person moves from a lower to a higher social position, he or she achieves social promotion, whereas when a person moves from a higher to a lower position, he or she undergoes social degradation. The factors influencing social mobility are a subject of research in many scientific disciplines, including sociology, psychology, epidemiology, and social medicine.In fact, the social status achieved in adulthood is an important indicator of access to material goods and health status (Adams et al, 2004;Boyle, Norman & Popham, 2009;Smith et al., 1998). The existence of social mobility also has consequences for social cohesion, equality, economic stability and happiness (Aldridge, 2003). Therefore, it is important to isolate the factors that facilitate mobility as well as those that may pose a barrier to it in order to target material resources that will support the former (Forrest et al., 2011). Most of the research on this subject shows that social, educa-

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Social mobility: Evidence that it can widen health inequalities

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Selective internal migration. Does it explain Glasgow's worsening mortality record?

Selective internal migration. Does it explain Glasgow's worsening mortality record?

Determinants and perceptions of social mobility in Poland, 1992-2008

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