Health Promotion International, Vol. 16, No. 1, 55-64,
March 2001
© Oxford University Press 2001
Why do Swedish-speaking Finns have longer active life? An area for social capital research
Research and Development Centre of Kela (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland), FIN20720 Turku, Finland
Address for correspondence: Dr M. T. Hyyppä, Research and Development Centre of Kela (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland), FIN-20720 Turku, Finland, E-mail: markku.hyyppa{at}kela.memonet.fi
We performed ecological and individual register studies to compare disability-free life expectancies and disability pensions among Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking Finns residing on the western coast of Finland. The study was conducted to establish our assumption that the Swedish-speaking ethnic minority has a longer active life than the Finnish-speaking majority and to show that this disparity can be seen in a limited geographical area with similar socio-economic and health service structures. We suggest that the observed disparities in active life and in mortality depend on differences in the extent of social capital. A detailed characterization of the social capital and its impact on the health of the Swedish-speaking individuals is in progress.
Key words: active life expectancy; language minority; mortality; register study; social capital
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