Skip to main content
Log in

Relationship of education, occupation, and income with mortality in a representative longitudinal study of South Korea

  • Mortality
  • Published:
European Journal of Epidemiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

To examine relationship of education, occupation, and income with mortality risk, the 1998 National Health and Nutrition Survey data were linked to data on mortality. Education, occupation, and income had independent effects on mortality risk after adjustment for the remaining two socioeconomic position indicators. Educational, occupational, and financial approaches would be equally important to reduce socioeconomic mortality inequalities in South Korea.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. M Son B Armstrong J-M Choi T-Y Yoon (2002) ArticleTitleThe relationship of occupational class and education with mortality in Korea J Epidemiol Commun Health 56 166–172

    Google Scholar 

  2. YH Khang JW Lynch GA Kaplan (2004) ArticleTitleHealth inequalities in Korea: Age and sex-specific educational differences in the 10 leading causes of death Int J Epidemiol 33 299–308 Occurrence Handle15082630

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. YH Khang JW Lynch S Yun SI Lee (2003) ArticleTitleTrends in socioeconomic health inequalities in Korea: Use of mortality and morbidity measures J Epidemiol Commun Health 58 308–314

    Google Scholar 

  4. YM Song JJ Byeon (2000) ArticleTitleExcess mortality from avoidable and non-avoidable causes in men of low socioeconomic status: A prospective study in Korea J Epidemiol Commun Health 54 166–172 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:DC%2BD3c3htVajtg%3D%3D

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. G Davey Smith C Hart D Hole et al. (1998) ArticleTitleEducation and occupational social class: Which is the more important indicator of mortality risk J Epidemiol Commun Health 52 153–160 Occurrence Handle10.1136/jech.52.3.153 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:DyaK1c3nvFeqsw%3D%3D

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Kim HR, Khang YH, Yoon KJ, Kim CS. Socioeconomic health inequalities and counter policies in Korea. Seoul: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 2005.

  7. M Huisman AE Kunst O Anderson et al. (2004) ArticleTitleSocioeconomic inequalities in mortality among elderly people in 11 European populations J Epidemiol Commun Health 58 468–475 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:DC%2BD2c3ntVarsQ%3D%3D

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. JW Lynch GA Kaplan (2000) Socioeconomic position LF Berkman I Kawachi (Eds) Social epidemiology Oxford University Press New York 13–35

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Young-Ho Khang.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Khang, YH., Kim, H.R. Relationship of education, occupation, and income with mortality in a representative longitudinal study of South Korea. Eur J Epidemiol 20, 217–220 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-005-0370-y

Download citation

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-005-0370-y

Keywords

Navigation