The relationship of socio-environmental factors to the prevalence of obstructive lung diseases and other chronic conditions

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Abstract

Socio-environmental factors have been studied in relation to the prevalence of obstructive lung problems and other chronic conditions. The primary findings are that education and income were inversely related to these conditions, even after controlling for sex, age, and smoking. In addition, marital status had a complex relationship with these chronic diseases. Social mobility, residential mobility, crowding, and other housing factors had inconsistent and usually non-significant associations with lung problems.

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