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abstract: 'A representative national sample of 2,031 adults aged 18 to 90 was
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interviewed by telephone in 1990. Results showed that men report better
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health than women, but that the gap closes with age. We argue that a
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gender difference in labor and lifestyles explains sex differences in
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perceived health across the life course: gender inequality in paid and
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unpaid work and the subjective experience of inequality disadvantage
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women, whereas lifestyle disadvantages men. Women are less likely to be
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employed, and are more likely to work part-time, have lower incomes and
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more economic hardship, and to do more unpaid domestic labor than men,
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all of which except domestic labor are associated with poor health.
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Domestic labor improves health, up to doing 60 percent of the housework.
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Women also have more distress and fewer subjective work rewards, both of
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which are associated with poor health. If women had the same levels of
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paid work, household income, economic hardship, work rewards, and
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distress as men, their health would equal that of men''s and surpass it
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by age 59. Although we expected to find an overwhelming male
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disadvantage in lifestyle, we did not. Men are more likely than women to
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walk and to exercise strenously, both of which are associated with good
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health. If women''s labor and leisure-time physical activity equalled
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men''s, women over the age of 54 would experience better health than men.
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Men''s lifestyle disadvantage comes from their greater tendency to smoke
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and to be overweight, both of which are associated with poor health.'
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affiliation: 'ROSS, CE (Corresponding Author), OHIO STATE UNIV, DEPT SOCIOL, BRICKER
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HALL, 190 N OVAL MALL, COLUMBUS, OH 43210 USA.
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HARVARD UNIV, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA.
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TUFTS UNIV NEW ENGLAND MED CTR, BOSTON, MA 02111 USA.'
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author: ROSS, CE and BIRD, CE
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author_list:
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- family: ROSS
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given: CE
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- family: BIRD
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given: CE
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.2307/2137363
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eissn: 2150-6000
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files: []
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issn: 0022-1465
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journal: JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY;
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UNITED-STATES; SOCIAL ROLES; MORTALITY; DEPRESSION; ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT;
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DISEASE'
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '76'
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pages: 161-178
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papis_id: bc57a0dd041e388f4b9f186d3d216c61
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ref: Ross1994sexstratification
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researcherid-numbers: Bird, Chloe E/C-7107-2008
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times-cited: '198'
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title: SEX STRATIFICATION AND HEALTH LIFE-STYLE - CONSEQUENCES FOR MENS AND WOMENS
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PERCEIVED HEALTH
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:A1994PQ26000005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '31'
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volume: '35'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Psychology,
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Social; Social
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Sciences, Biomedical; Sociology'
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year: '1994'
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