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International Journal for Equity in Health
Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research

Socioeconomic inequalities and mental stress in individual and regional level: a twenty one cities study in China

Authors: Hongmei Wang, Xiaozhao Y Yang, Tingzhong Yang, Randall R Cottrell, Lingwei Yu, Xueying Feng, Shuhan Jiang

Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Objectives

This study will examine explanatory variables including socioeconomic inequalities related to mental stress at both the individual and regional level.

Methodology

A cross-sectional multistage sampling process was used to obtain participants. Data on mental stress and individual socioeconomic status were gathered via face to face interview. Regional variables were retrieved from a national database. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to assess socioeconomic variances in mental stress.

Results

Among the 16,866 participants, 27.2% reported severe levels of mental stress (95% CI: 19.4%-35.1%). Multilevel regression analysis indicated that lower individual educational attainment and income, and lower regional Per Capita GDP was associated with mental stress. The results also indicated that managers, clerks, and professional workers manifested higher stress levels than those in other occupations.

Conclusions

Based on the results of this study individual and regional socioeconomic inequalities in China are associated with mental stress.
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Metadata
Title
Socioeconomic inequalities and mental stress in individual and regional level: a twenty one cities study in China
Authors
Hongmei Wang
Xiaozhao Y Yang
Tingzhong Yang
Randall R Cottrell
Lingwei Yu
Xueying Feng
Shuhan Jiang
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
International Journal for Equity in Health / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0152-4

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