What features of the home and the area might help to explain observed relationships between housing tenure and health? Evidence from the west of Scotland

摘要: This study aimed to explore the role of dwelling conditions and neighbourhood characteristics in explaining frequently observed association between housing tenure health. A postal questionnaire, focusing on a number specific aspects home area, was sent random sample adults west Scotland (achieved size 2867, response rate 50%). The health measures were limiting long-standing illness, self-assessed health, recent symptoms, anxiety depression. Having controlled for age, sex, marital status, explained, respectively, 2.7%, 5.4%, 3.9%, 2.4% 5.4% variance these variables. These percentages reduced by 93% (for anxiety) 73% health) when problems, fixtures, overcrowding, type, access garden, area type amenities introduced into model. suggests that features its surroundings help explain associations UK, problems may be particularly important. Housing improvements urban regeneration reduce gap tenures, more generally inequalities