As researchers expand their discussion of disease etiology, they are increasingly concerned with the influence of social status and changes in status on health. This study examined the impact of family and work status on the rate of arthritis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and ulcers in women. / Longitudinal data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey of the early 70's and its follow-up in the early 80's were analyzed. The sample included 4417 women who were between the ages of 25 and 45 at baseline. Family status was operationalized as the number of children at time one and marital status over time; work status was operationalized as labor force participation over time. Women who were working both times were analyzed seperately to determine the importance of occupational status and part-time/full-time employment. Ancestry, education, family income, and age were controls. Analyses were crosstabular and logistic regression. / Older women, non-white women, and women who quit work had higher rates of arthritis; among workers becomming unmarried and being Black were negatively associated and age was positively associated with risk. Women who were homemakers both times, older women, Black women, women with less education, and women with less family income had more diagnosis of hypertension. For workers, older women, Black women, and poorer women were more likely to report high blood pressure. / Rates of heart disease were higher for women who became unmarried, who were older, and who had less education; for workers becomming unmarried and education were negatively associated with incidence of coronary heart disease. Women who developed ulcers were less likely to go to work and had less education than those who did not develop the disorder. Theoretical implications and directions for future research were discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-08, Section: A, page: 2667. / Major Professor: Isaac W. Eberstein. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1989.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78050 |
| Contributors | Reviere, Rebecca Lynn., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 132 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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