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Health-related lifestyle in adolescence -- origin of social class differences in health?

Survey data collected by mail, representing Finnish 16 year olds (N = 2977; response rate 83%), were used to identify which particular aspects of lifestyle are typical of adolescents who select various educational tracks and, thus, have different probabilities of ending up in low or high social posi...

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Published in:Health Education Research Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 339 - 356
Main Authors: Koivusilta LK, Rimpela AH, Rimpela MK
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jun1999
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          Koivusilta LK
          Rimpela AH
          Rimpela MK
        affil: Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Lemminkaisenkatu 1, 20520 Turku, Finland
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          Life Style In Adolescence
          Health Behavior In Adolescence
          Social Class
          Educational Status
          Finland
          Chi Square Test
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Data Analysis Software
          Data Analysis, Statistical
          Logistic Regression
          Socioeconomic Factors
          P-Value
          Sex Factors
          Child
          Adolescence
          Male
          Female
          Funding Source
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          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Survey data collected by mail, representing Finnish 16 year olds (N = 2977; response rate 83%), were used to identify which particular aspects of lifestyle are typical of adolescents who select various educational tracks and, thus, have different probabilities of ending up in low or high social positions. The dependent variable, educational track, was formed by classifying the respondents into five successive categories predicting their social position in adulthood. Lifestyle is measured by health behaviours, leisure-time activities and social relations. The probability of belonging to educational tracks with good social prospects in adulthood was high among adolescents who placed much emphasis on health-enhancing behaviours (not smoking, physical exercise, low milk-fat diet, dental hygiene, use of seatbelts, etc.), who did not spend much time watching TV or listening to music and who attended church or other religious meetings weekly. Health-related lifestyle, at the age of 16, is oriented towards the social group the individual is likely to belong to as an adult. The study provides evidence for a strong association between health-related lifestyle and educational track in adolescence.
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