FAMILY STRUCTURE, AGE, AND GENDER AS DETERMINANTS OF ADULT HEALTH BEHAVIOR
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中華民國公共衛生學會雜誌 v.9 n.1 pp.1-3
Journal
中華民國公共衛生學會雜誌,v.9
Journal Issue
n.1
Pages
1-3
Date Issued
1989
Date
1989
Author(s)
YEN, LEE-LAN
CHIE, WEI-CHU
JIANG, YUNG-SHENG
YAUNG, CHIH-LIANG
LU, LAURA P
Abstract
A family-based health survey in northern Taiwan was conducted from July 1987 to June 1989, in order to determine whether adult health behavior is associated with family structure, age category, and gender. 1,580 households (2,656 adults) were selected from 50 subwards, proportionally according to population size. Trained public health nurses from the Taiwan Provincial Health Department were assigned to administer health surveys and take physical measurements according to standardized protocols. The results can be summarized as follows: (1) Subjects in extended families had breakfast more frequently than those in nuclear families, while young subjects tended to have breakfast less frequently than older ones. (2) Male and younger subjects reported higher frequencies of sodium consumption than female and older subjects. (3) Subjects over 65 living in extended families performed physical exercise more often than their counterparts in nuclear families; males reported exercising more frequently than females. (4) Recreational activity decreased with age: among subjects over the age of 30, males reported significantly greater recreational activity than females. (5) Young subjects tended to sleep more than older ones. (6) Smoking was more prevalent among males than females. (7) Drinking was more prevalent among males than females. The study indicates that family structure plays a weak role in determination of adult health behavior; using the classifications of "nuclear" or "extended" families for household structure, no significant effect on health behavior could be detected. In order to understand the effect of family on the health behavior of individuals, additional indicators of family characteristics which may influence health behavior need to be investigated.
Subjects
核心家庭
行為
NUCLEAR FAMILY
BEHAVIOR
SDGs
Type
journal article
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