Greece has been facing a massive economic downturn during the last several years, which has several implications for living standards. This study aims to examine the relationship between several variables and self-rated health (SRH), focusing on the impact of household indebtedness on health. Our empirical strategy is based on an ordered logistic regression in which SRH is the dependent variable, whereas several demographic and socioeconomic variables, as well as the percentage of income used for bill payments, and the frequency of reporting difficulties regarding bill payments are used as regressors. The coefficients of gender, subjective social status (SSS), age, and of the two variables regarding bill payments were statistically significant. Specifically, high-SES, male, and younger individuals were found to have a higher probability of reporting better SRH in Greece. Moreover, our findings suggest that individuals who pay a high percentage of their income to bills and those who face difficulties to cover the bill expenses have a lower probability of rating their health as good or very good. However, the effect of indebtedness on health constitutes a new finding for the Greek population. Given that household indebtedness and difficult socioeconomic conditions are quite prevalent in Greece, targeted social policy measures could constitute one of the responses toward a looming health crisis.

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债务、社会经济状况和健康自评：来自希腊的经验证据

在过去的几年里，希腊一直面临着大规模的经济衰退，这对生活水平产生了若干影响。本研究旨在检验几个变量与自评健康 (SRH) 之间的关系，重点关注家庭债务对健康的影响。我们的实证策略基于有序逻辑回归，其中 SRH 是因变量，而几个人口统计和社会经济变量，以及用于账单支付的收入百分比，以及关于账单支付的报告困难的频率被用作回归变量. 性别、主观社会地位 (SSS)、年龄和有关账单支付的两个变量的系数具有统计学意义。具体来说，高 SES、男性、并且发现年轻的人在希腊报告更好的 SRH 的可能性更高。此外，我们的研究结果表明，将大部分收入用于支付账单的人和难以支付账单费用的人将他们的健康状况评为良好或非常好的可能性较低。然而，债务对健康的影响对希腊人来说是一个新发现。鉴于家庭债务和困难的社会经济状况在希腊非常普遍，有针对性的社会政策措施可能是应对迫在眉睫的健康危机的一种应对措施。我们的研究结果表明，将大部分收入用于支付账单的人和难以支付账单费用的人，将他们的健康状况评为良好或非常好的可能性较低。然而，债务对健康的影响对希腊人来说是一个新发现。鉴于家庭债务和困难的社会经济状况在希腊非常普遍，有针对性的社会政策措施可能是应对迫在眉睫的健康危机的一种应对措施。我们的研究结果表明，将大部分收入用于支付账单的人和难以支付账单费用的人，将他们的健康状况评为良好或非常好的可能性较低。然而，债务对健康的影响对希腊人来说是一个新发现。鉴于家庭债务和困难的社会经济状况在希腊非常普遍，有针对性的社会政策措施可能是应对迫在眉睫的健康危机的一种应对措施。