Zahl Per-Henrik, Rognerud Marit, Strand Bjørn Heine
Nasjonalt folkkehelseinstitutt, Division for epidemiologi, Oslo.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2003 Jun 26;123(13-14):1822-5.
Mortality rates are known to be high among singles, a group that has increased over time. Monitoring the health status of singles and identifying high-risk subgroups are valuable efforts for evaluation and planning purposes.
Information about household size, income, education and sex among all Norwegians aged 45-59 and 60-69 in 1970, 1980 and 1990 has been linked to mortality data from 1970-77, 1980-87 and 1990-97.
In the age group 45-59, mortality rates was down by 4 per cent among single men and up by 11 per cent among single women from the 1970s to the 1990s, while mortality rates went down by 38 % among non-single men and 22 % among non-single women. Differences in mortality between singles and others have increased over time for the 45-59 age group, but not for the 60-69 age group. Social inequalities in health are larger among singles.
In the age group 45-59, single households represent an increasing public health problem. A weakened relative financial position and more singles being divorced are factors of possible significance.
众所周知，单身人群的死亡率较高，且这一群体的数量一直在增加。监测单身人群的健康状况并识别高危亚组对于评估和规划而言是有价值的工作。
1970年、1980年和1990年所有45 - 59岁及60 - 69岁挪威人的家庭规模、收入、教育程度和性别信息已与1970 - 1977年、1980 - 1987年和1990 - 1997年的死亡率数据相关联。
在45 - 59岁年龄组中，从20世纪70年代到90年代，单身男性的死亡率下降了4%，单身女性的死亡率上升了11%，而非单身男性的死亡率下降了38%，非单身女性的死亡率下降了22%。45 - 59岁年龄组中，单身者与其他人之间的死亡率差异随着时间推移有所增加，但60 - 69岁年龄组并非如此。单身人群的健康社会不平等现象更为严重。
在45 - 59岁年龄组中，单身家庭代表着一个日益严重的公共卫生问题。相对经济地位的削弱以及更多单身者离婚可能是重要因素。
