Material, psychosocial, and behavioural factors in the explanation of educational inequalities in mortality in the Netherlands

Study objectives: To assess the direct and indirect contributions of material, behavioural, and psychosocial factors to the explanation of educational inequalities in mortality simultaneously. Design: Prospective observational study (1991-1998). Setting: General population from south east Netherlands. Participants: 3979 men and women aged 15-74 years without severe chronic disease at baseline (1991). Main results: Material factors (type of health insurance, financial problems, and housing tenure), psychosocial factors (life events and external locus of control), and behavioural factors (smokin... Mehr ...