Ageing and health lifestyles in Spain

Authors

  • Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas Fernández Instituto de Economía y Geografía. CSIC. Madrid.
  • Fermina Rojo Pérez Instituto de Economía y Geografia. CSIC. Madrid.
  • Vicente Rodríguez Rodríguez Instituto de Economía y Geografia. CSIC. Madrid.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.1994.i216.455

Keywords:

Ageing, Health indicators, Health lifestyles, Spain

Abstract


This research is an approach to the analysis of health lifestyles of the elderly people in Spain, aiming to show their ditferences with younger cohorte, highlighting the role of gender, academic level and income.
The main resulte show negative statistical correlations between age and the maintaining of healthy behaviour, significant ditferences in healthy attitudes by gender, specially in old-old people, and an important incidence of high educational and income level, when we are considering lifestyles necessary for a good state of health, with the exception of tabacco and alcohol consumption.

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Published

1994-09-30

How to Cite

Fernández-Mayoralas Fernández, G. ., Rojo Pérez, F. ., & Rodríguez Rodríguez, V. . (1994). Ageing and health lifestyles in Spain. Estudios Geográficos, 55(216), 455–479. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.1994.i216.455

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