抄録
In order to examine the relationship between socio-economic factors and subjective health condition, we have analyzed the data of rural community inhabitants in Japan. We have distributed questionnaires by post for 2,928 households and received answer sheets from 1,580 households (54.0%). Contents of questionnaire are as follows; demographic data, subjective health status by SF8, lifestyle, social activity, and social capital. The results indicated that persons with better ‘economic status’ and higher ‘frequency of participation to community events’ showed statistically significant better subjective health status evaluated by SF8 questionnaires. As previous literatures have indicated, our results also suggested a significant impact of socio-economic factors to health status.
