Search results for "socioeconomic"

Transformaciones sociales y territoriales en el incremento de la movilidad por razón de trabajo en Andalucía

2007

Entre 1991 y 2001, tal como se deduce de la información de los censos de población de ambos años, se ha producido un importante incremento de la movilidad en Andalucía por razón de trabajo, especialmente de los desplazamientos entre municipios cercanos. Este trabajo indaga sobre los factores relacionados como causas, y también como consecuencias, con tal incremento. En primer lugar, los cambios en la estructura sectorial, ocupacional y socioeconómica de la población ocupada. En segundo lugar, la ampliación espacial de los mercados locales de trabajo. Y, en tercer lugar, la evolución de la organización espacial de la movilidad, especialmente de la movilidad metropolitana. La conclusión es qu…

Who is willing to pay for science? On the relationship between public perception of science and the attitude to public funding of science.

2012

This article examines the relationship between the general public's understanding of science and the attitude towards public funding of scientific research. It applies a multivariate and discriminant analysis (Wilks' Lambda), in addition to a more commonly used bivariate analysis (Cramer's V), to data compiled from the Third National Survey on the Social Perception of Science and Technology in Spain (FECYT, 2006). The general conclusion is that the multivariate analysis produces information complementary to the bivariate analysis, and that the variables commonly applied in public perception studies have limited predictive value with respect to the attitude towards public funding of scientif…

Multisite musculoskeletal pain trajectories from midlife to old age : a 28-year follow-up of municipal employees

2018

ObjectivesWe studied the developmental trajectories of multisite musculoskeletal pain (MSP) to learn whether pain in midlife persists to old age, and whether pain trajectories associate with midlife work or lifestyle exposures or retirement from work.MethodsMunicipal employees aged 44–58 years were studied in 1981 (n=6257) with follow-ups in 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2009. Pain in the neck, low back, and upper and lower limbs was assessed in each survey. Trajectories of the number (0–4) of pain sites were defined using growth mixture modelling (n=3093). Workload, lifestyle and morbidity were elicited by questionnaire and retirement from registries. Associations of baseline factors with pain traj…

Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia. Vol. 23, N. 1

2015

Unemployment and health in Spain

1994

We present the results of a study on the association between unemployment and health and the use of health services, exploring the influence of the socio-economic environment on these relationships. With this aim, data from the Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS) were used. Health was measured by subjective health status, presence of chronic illnesses and psychological symptoms. The use of health services was measured by drug consumption (over the counter and/or prescribed drugs), doctor consultation, hospital admission and casualty attendance. A total of 13,344 individuals aged between 16 and 65 years were included. Results were analysed for all of Spain and for 3 regions with different …

The long-term consequences of the global 1918 influenza pandemic: A systematic analysis of 117 IPUMS international census data sets

2017

Several country-level studies, including a prominent one for the United States, have identified long-term effects of in-utero exposure to the 1918 influenza pandemic (also known as the Spanish Flu) on economic outcomes in adulthood. In-utero conditions are theoretically linked to adult health and socioeconomic status through the fetal origins or Barker hypothesis. Historical exposure to the Spanish Flu provides a natural experiment to test this hypothesis. Although the Spanish Flu was a global phenomenon, with around 500 million people infected worldwide, there exists no comprehensive global study on its long-term economic effects. We attempt to close this gap by systematically analyzing 11…

ASSESSING NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER: VALIDATION OF A THREE-FACTOR OBSERVATIONAL SCALE

2015

AbstractThis study presents data on the development and preliminary validation of an observational scale assessing neighborhood disorder. Independent observations by trained raters of neighborhood disorder were conducted in 552 census block groups in the city of Valencia (Spain). Intraclass correlation coefficients assessing inter-rater reliability indicated fair to substantial levels of agreement among raters. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a final three-factor model scale measuring physical disorder, social disorder, and physical decay. Results for the internal consistency showed large composite reliability indices indicating good reliability for all neighborhood disorder factors.…

Staff reports of psychosocial climate at school and adolescents' health, truancy and health education in Finland.

2009

Background: Psychosocial climate at school reported by school personnel may be related to pupils’ reports of being heard at school, depression, physical and psychological symptoms, truancy and received health education. Methods: Cross-sectional study combining data from two independent surveys conducted between 2004 and 2005 in 136 public schools in Finland. The pupil sample comprised 11 583 boys and 12 706 girls from the eighth and ninth grades of lower secondary school and first and second grades of upper secondary school. A personnel survey ( n  = 1946) was used to measure psychosocial climate indexed by trust and opportunity for participation, support for innovation, orientation towards…

The influence of socio-economic and surveillance characteristics on breast cancer survival: a French population-based study.

2008

International audience; Survival data on female invasive breast cancer with 9-year follow-up from five French cancer registries were analysed by logistic regression for prognostic factors of cancer stage. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to estimate and compare the overall survival probability at 5 and 7 years, and at the endpoint. The Cox regression model was used for multivariate analysis. County of residence, age group, occupational status, mammographic surveillance, gynaecological prevention consultations and the diagnosis mammography, whether within a screening framework or not, were independent prognostic factors of survival. Moreover, for the same age group, and on…

Kreatywność jako czynnik rozwoju obszarów wiejskich na przykładzie województwa opolskiego

2018

W opracowaniu przedstawiono znaczenie i wpływ kreatywności oraz innowacyjności na rozwój obszarów wiejskich. Zdefiniowano pojęcie kreatywności i sektorów kreatywnych, wskazano działania w zakresie rozwoju kreatywności i aktywizacji mieszkańców obszarów wiejskich. Określono wpływ działalności pozarolniczej na jakość życia ludności wiejskiej oraz przedstawiono przykłady aktywizacji i różnych działań kreatywnych będących formą przedsięwzięć innowacyjnych na obszarach wiejskich województwa opolskiego.