The relationship of community quality to the health of women and men

摘要: Using a 1996 community survey of behavioral risk factors, this cross-sectional study 804 residents in rural examines the relationship quality to health status women and men. We use two categories factors assess quality: measures social life, that focus on physical environment. Health is assessed by four examine perceived functioning. Regression results indicate there significant between for both Specifically, women's perceptions about their are positively associated with functioning; furthermore, these relationships significantly different from those Men's environment related reported functioning health, limited extent women. These support our hypothesis gender differentially affects health.