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This study is to examine the health inequalities among Korean adults. Secondary data of 2,604 subjects over 20 years old have been randomly selected from raw data of 2001「National Survey of Health and Nutrition」. One of major findings of this study is signigicant differences in subjective and object...

This study is to examine the health inequalities among Korean adults. Secondary data of 2,604 subjects over 20 years old have been randomly selected from raw data of 2001「National Survey of Health and Nutrition」. One of major findings of this study is signigicant differences in subjective and objective health level by the socioeconomic status and residential area of adult Koreans, even taking into account their health lifestyle and psycho-social risk factors. Analysis results present that about 20% of Korean adults perceive their health status negatively and over the half of the subjects have at least one chronic disease. Among socioeconomic factors, educational level and occupational status have independent effects on the subjective health and chronic disease morbidity. Especially, results show the cutting point effect of highschool education and the advantage of managerial or professional occupation for adult health level. In terms of residential differences, rural areas are disadvantaged, while the metropolitan cities are advantaged. Morbidity pattern of acute disease is quite different from those of chronic diseases or subjective health. Only disadvantages of rural areas and Capital city of Seoul are found. Given the significant effects of socioeconomic and residential factors, future research incorporating relevant social conditions including medical service, work conditions, and ecological environment is suggested to improve theoretical and empirical models of health inequalities among Korean adult population.

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