Jul. 22, 2022
学歴は中高年の健康をどこまで左右するか －－「中高年者縦断調査」を用いた直接・間接効果の計測
How Much Does Educational Attainment Determine Health Among the Middle-Aged Adults? Evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan
要旨Abstract
学歴が健康に大きな影響を及ぼすことはよく知られている．本稿では，厚生労働省「中高年者縦断調査」から得られるパネル・データを用いて，学歴が中高年の健康にどのような長期的影響を及ぼすかをその経路に注目して分析する．同調査は，2005年の第１回調査で50－59歳だった男女の生活環境や健康状態などを毎年追跡調査している．本稿の分析では，(1)同調査の第１回調査から第12回調査にかけての主観的健康感やK6スコアで測定される抑鬱の変化や，(2)ADL（日常生活活動）における問題の発生や各種生活習慣病の発症までの期間が，学歴の違いでどこまで左右されるかを調べる．分析に際しては，学歴が健康に及ぼす影響が，所得や就業形態，健康行動，婚姻，社会活動などそれぞれの経路を通して，どの程度媒介されているかも計測する．
It is well known that educational attainment has a substantial effect on health. Using data obtained from Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Older Adults, which was conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2005-2014, we investigate the long-term impact of educational attainment on health among the middle-aged adults. This Survey tracks the changes in life and health conditions of the participants who were aged 50-59 years old in the first wave in 2005. In this study, we examined how educational attainment affects (1) changes in self-rated health and psychological distress measured by Kessler 6 score and (2) onsets of problems in activities of daily living and non-communicable diseases over twelve survey waves. We further investigate the mediating effects of income, job status, health behavior, marital status, and social activities on the impact of educational attainment on health outcomes.
書誌情報Bibliographic information
Vol. 71, No. 3, 2020 , pp. 259-274
HERMES-IR（一橋大学機関リポジトリ）: https://doi.org/10.15057/31310
JEL Classification Codes: I18, I38, J12
