Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Int J Public Health. 2021 Sep 20;66:584916. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.584916. eCollection 2021.
Much of the extensive quantitative research linking socio-economic position (SEP) and health utilizes three common indicators: income, occupation and education. Existing survey data may enable researchers to include indicators of additional forms of capital in their analyses, permitting more nuanced consideration of the relationship between SEP and health. Our objective was to identify the breadth of survey questions related to economic, cultural, and social capital available through Statistics Canada surveys, and the extent to which those surveys also include health measures. We compiled a list of all population-based Statistics Canada surveys, and developed a broad list of potential indicators of forms of capital. We systematically searched the surveys for those indicators and health measures, analyzing their co-occurrence. Traditional SEP indicators were present in 73% of surveys containing health measures, while additional indicators of social and cultural capital were available in 57%. Existing national survey data represent an under-exploited opportunity for research examining the relationship between various forms of capital and health in Canada. Future empirical explorations of these data could enrich our theoretical understanding of health inequities.
大量将社会经济地位（SEP）与健康联系起来的广泛定量研究使用了三个常见指标：收入、职业和教育。现有的调查数据可以使研究人员在分析中纳入其他形式资本的指标，从而更细致地考虑 SEP 与健康之间的关系。我们的目的是确定通过加拿大统计局调查获得的与经济、文化和社会资本有关的调查问题的广度，以及这些调查同时包含健康措施的程度。我们编制了一份加拿大统计局所有基于人口的调查清单，并制定了一个形式资本潜在指标的广泛清单。我们系统地在这些调查中搜索这些指标和健康措施，分析它们的共同出现。在包含健康措施的调查中，传统的 SEP 指标占 73%，而社会和文化资本的其他指标则占 57%。现有的国家调查数据代表了一个尚未充分利用的机会，可以研究加拿大各种形式的资本与健康之间的关系。对这些数据的未来实证探索可以丰富我们对健康不平等的理论理解。
