INDICATORS OF SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION AND THEIR RELATION TO MORTALITY IN SWEDEN

This paper estimates the effects on mortality of some indicators of so cio-economic position such as employment status (SEI), education and h ousing tenure. The data from 32,853 persons aged 25-64 were collected from seven independent samples of the Swedish population in 1979-1985. The study was designed as a longitudinal follow-up study ranging from day of interview to December 1993. Information on the dependent varia ble was obtained from the Cause of Death Register by the personal regi stration number. The data were analysed by a proportional hazard model . Being a low educated female or renting a flat was associated with in creased mortality when tested simultaneously for all independent varia bles. The excess mortality among unskilled persons and skilled laboure rs/lower level employees (males) disappeared in successive models when one variable at a time was included in the main models. Sickness pens ion for males and females, long-term unemployment for males, and ethni city were also related to increased mortality. (C) 1997 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd. All rights reserved.