TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of gaps in the educational levels between married partners on health and a sustainable lifestyle
T2 - Evidence from 32 countries
AU - Piao, Xiangdan
AU - Ma, Xinxin
AU - Zhang, Chi
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was supported by Specially Promoted Research through a Grant-in-Aid, grant number: 26000001 from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S-16-3, S-14-1, S-15-4) and Grant in Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (MEXT): Grant in Aid (20H00648), Ministry of Environment, Japan (1-2001), and by a grand from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), grant number: 20H01512. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agencies.
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PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Using original cross-sectional internet survey data from 32 countries covering six continents, we investigated the impact of education gaps between married partners on their health status and sustainable lifestyles using the instrumental variable method. A self-rated health status index, mental health index, and an objective health status index were utilized to assess the health statuses of individuals, and six unique indices were used to investigate the sustainable lifestyles. According to the main findings, work-family conflicts may be severe for both wives and husbands with high education levels, and the hypothesis regarding the positive effect of income was not supported. Two major conclusions were derived. First, in general, as opposed to couples with equal education levels, the probability of reporting a worse health status was higher, and the activities related to sustainable development such as improving environmental sustainability were less for couples with education gaps. Second, a comparison of the effects of education gaps on the health status of couples in various groups reveals that highly educated groups, women, and people in Asian or middle-income countries had a higher negative effect on their health status.
AB - Using original cross-sectional internet survey data from 32 countries covering six continents, we investigated the impact of education gaps between married partners on their health status and sustainable lifestyles using the instrumental variable method. A self-rated health status index, mental health index, and an objective health status index were utilized to assess the health statuses of individuals, and six unique indices were used to investigate the sustainable lifestyles. According to the main findings, work-family conflicts may be severe for both wives and husbands with high education levels, and the hypothesis regarding the positive effect of income was not supported. Two major conclusions were derived. First, in general, as opposed to couples with equal education levels, the probability of reporting a worse health status was higher, and the activities related to sustainable development such as improving environmental sustainability were less for couples with education gaps. Second, a comparison of the effects of education gaps on the health status of couples in various groups reveals that highly educated groups, women, and people in Asian or middle-income countries had a higher negative effect on their health status.
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U2 - 10.3390/su12114623
DO - 10.3390/su12114623
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086160790
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 11
M1 - 4623
ER -