The relationship between happiness and health: Evidence from Italy

被引：91

作者：

Sabatini, Fabio ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Econ & Law, I-00161 Rome, Italy

[2] Natl Res Univ, Higher Sch Econ, Lab Comparat Social Res, Moscow, Russia

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 2014年 / 114卷

关键词：

Happiness; Health; Italy; Life satisfaction; SELF-RATED HEALTH; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS-SYSTEM; SOCIAL-RELATIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; INCOME INEQUALITY; NEGATIVE EMOTIONS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; JOB LOSS; MORTALITY; DETERMINANTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.024

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

We test the relationship between happiness and self-rated health in Italy. The analysis relies on a unique dataset collected through the administration of a questionnaire to a representative sample (n = 817) of the population of the Italian Province of Trento in March 2011. Based on probit regressions and instrumental variables estimates, we find that happiness is strongly correlated with perceived good health, after controlling for a number of relevant socio-economic phenomena. Health inequalities based on income, work status and education are relatively contained with respect to the rest of Italy. As expected, this scales down the role of social relationships. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：178 / 187

页数：10

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