Self rated health: Is it as good a predictor of subsequent mortality among adults in lower as well as in higher social classes?

By Bo Burström, P. Fredlund. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2001

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Health‐related non‐response in the British Household Panel Survey and European Community Household Panel: using inverse‐probability‐weighted estimators in non‐linear models (2006, background): “However, it has been shown to be a powerful predictor of subsequent mortality (see for example Idler and Kasl (1995) and Idler and Benyamini (1997)) and its predictive power does not appear to vary across socio-economic groups (see for example Burström and Fredlund (2001)).”
Mortality prediction with a single general self-rated health question (2006, methodology): “adjusted analyses had to be performed and reported; ( 4 ) the relative risk or its equivalent (i.e., hazard ratio, odds ratio) and corresponding variance measure (e.g., standard error) had to be reported; (5) GSRH had to be determined by a single question; (6) exact wording and response categories f”
The dynamics of health in the British Household Panel Survey (2004, background): “19: 473–503 (2004) Benyamini, 1997) and its predictive power does not appear to vary across socioeconomic groups (see e.g. Burström and Fredlund, 2001).”
Does Subjective Social Status Predict Health and Change in Health Status Better Than Objective Status? (2005, background): “Self-rated health is considered to be an excellent measure of general health and is a strong predictor of mortality (22,23).”