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European Journal of Public Health, 19, 5, (2009), pp. 455-457ISSN
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European Journal of Public Health
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vol. 19
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iss. 5
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English (eng)
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p. 455
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p. 457
Subject
Inequality, cohesion and modernization; Ongelijkheid, cohesie en moderniseringAbstract
Studies have largely examined the association between political ideology and health at the aggregate/ecological level. Using individual-level data from 29 European countries, we investigated whether self-reports of political ideology and health are associated. In adjusted models, we found an inverse association between political ideology and self-rated poor health; for a unit increase in the political ideology scale (towards right) the odds ratio (OR) for reporting poor health decreased (OR 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.94–0.96). Although political ideology per se is unlikely to have a causal link to health, it could be a marker for health-promoting latent attitudes, values and beliefs.
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