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KMID : 1039620160060050470
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Korean Journal of Family Practice
2016 Volume.6 No. 5 p.470 ~ p.478
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Differences in Healthy by Women’s Social Position and Roles: 1st-4th Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families
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Yoon Seong-Pil
Yoon Yeo-Wook
Jeong Hyun-Woo
Lee Hee-Min
Oh Hyun-Woo
Lee Jae-Sung
Cho Choong-Hyun
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Abstract
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Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between women’s social position, social roles, and health, based on the annual data from the Korean Longitudinal Survey on Women and Families.
Methods: The data for the study were retrieved from the 1st-4th Korean Longitudinal Surveys on Women and Families, specifically for non-pregnant women aged between 20 and 45 years. Their social position was classified according to marital status, occupation, and educational level and the consequent differences in their health were identified. The final number of subjects extracted were 2,330 in the 1st year, 1,943 in the 2nd, 1,807 in the 3rd, and 1,678 in the 4th.
Results: In 2007, self-rated health was much poorer among women in their 30s, and a low educational level was negatively associated with self-rated poor health. In 2010 and 2012, self-rated health was much poorer in women in their 30s than their 20s. An analysis of how social positions and roles affected differences in women suffering depression revealed significant variations in terms of age.
Conclusion: The results revealed health differences among women according to their age in each survey year. This suggests that the impact of the burden imposed by women’s roles on their health must be assessed according to their age throughout their lifetime. This will involve the evaluation of previous analyses in addition to the results of this study. Furthermore, empirical studies and exploratory discussions will be required.
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KEYWORD
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Women’s Social Position, Women’s Role, Self-Rated Health, Depression
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