background and objectives: poverty and risk of nutritional vulnerability of female-headed households (fhhs) are usually higher than male-headed households (mhhs). this study aimed at comparing the socio-economic status, and food and nutrient intake of fhhs and mhhs based on the data from comprehensive study on household food consumption patterns and nutritional status of iran (2001-2003). mater...

the study aims at investigating the relationship between social capital and national identity. based on giddens’ theory on identity and woolcock and narayan’s theory of social capital, the researchers, through a survey study, have investigated the relationship between social capital and national identity of 360 students of shiraz university. independent variables include demographic variables, ...

Infectious disease is a major global determinant of child morbidity and mortality, and energetic investment in immune defenses (even in the absence of overt disease) is an important life-history variable, with implications for human growth and development. This study uses a biomarker of immune activation (C-reactive protein) to investigate an important aspect of child health among the Tsimane',...

This paper focuses on the application of modern econometric techniques to a model of the demand for private housing in Ireland. The paper will firstly outline the theoretical econometric framework in order to explain the concept of cointegration within an economic model framework. The Johansen method for analyzing economic models is demonstrated and it is shown how the method can be applied to ...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to estimate changes over time in health status and selected health behaviours during the Great Recession, in the period 2011/12, in Spain, both overall, and according to socioeconomic position and gender. METHODS We applied a before-after estimation on data from four editions of the Spanish National Health Survey: 2001, 2003/04, 2006/07 and 2011/12. ...

BACKGROUND A relatively consistent body of literature, mainly from high-income countries, supports an inverse association between socio-economic status (SES) and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Data from low- and middle-income countries are scarce. This study explores SES differences in cardiovascular health (CVH) in the Republic of Srpska (RS), Bosnia and Herzegovina, a middle-income cou...

Housing Satisfaction, Homeownership and Housing Mobility: A Panel Data Analysis for Twelve EU Countries We investigate the determinants of housing satisfaction in twelve EU countries. To do so, we use panel data covering the period 1994-2001, which allows us to control for individual heterogeneity. We carry out separate estimates on the determinants of housing satisfaction for homeowners and fo...