Health sociological aspects of subjective health state

Abstract

Introduction: Since 2008, the Quality of Life in Nyíregyháza research panel has been assessing the quality of life of city dwellers every two years. The 2018 survey was conducted in two phases. The second phase focused on health assessment, which included a review of mental and physical health and risk behavior, as well as self-rated health.
Method: In the focus of our study is the sociological examination of subjective health. In this paper, we present the relationship between socio-demographic and sociocultural characteristics and socioeconomic status and subjective health status among the inhabitants of Nyíregyháza, based on our empirical study conducted in 2018. Data were recorded and processed using SPSS 24.00 for Windows software.
Results: Our resultsalso showed a significant correlation with marital status, age, education, economic activity and income status. In the case of marital status, we found that our data show a contradictory relationship to previous studies, while the other variables examinedwere expected to produce results that were consistent with expectations. According to this, younger age, higher education, economic activity and a more favorable income situation have a positive effect on subjective health.
Findings: Our results highlightthe importance of examining the subjective health status that affects objective health. However, we believe that further explanatory variables are needed to clarify the causal relationship between them.