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Changes over time in social inequality in adult self-rated health: the case of Norway 2002–2019

Tord Finne Vedøy, Liv Grøtvedt, Astri Syse · BMC Public Health · 2025

Abstract Background Findings on how social inequality in self-rated health (SRH) has changed over time are not uniform. To inform public health policies aimed at reducing unwarranted social differences in health, we examine time trends in relative and absolute associations between SRH and three different socioeconomic measures using Norway as a case. Methods Six rounds (2002–2019) of repeated national, cross-sectional, data from Statistics Norway’s Survey on Living Conditions (response rates 57–70%) were linked to register information on socioeconomic measures (education, household income and occupation). A set of logistic regression models of good SRH (GSRH) with blockwise inclusion of predictors were employed to 29,012 adults (25–66 years). Absolute and relative differences in GSRH across education, income and occupation were calculated across survey years, net of other sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors. Results Regardless of model, the probability of r

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