Previous literature suggests that lower socioeconomic status (SES) men
through higher family sociodemographic pressure and lower capacity of stress control,
compared to higher SES men, are more likely to suffer from poorer subjective physical
health (SPH). Using a random cross-sectional survey of 1650 young adult men aged 20–50
from rural Bangladesh we examine whether lower SES, compared to middle and higher
SES, is significantly associated with poorer SPH, after controlling for family demographicpsychological
conditions. Result indicates that lower SES men with higher family
sociodemographic pressure, economic hardship, family stress and lower psychological
resources in comparison to middle and higher SES men are most likely to suffer from
poorer SPH. Further result suggests that SES is significantly associated with both poorer
and poor SPH, but when family demographic-psychological conditions are controlled, a
significant association of lower education, lower job status with day-laboring and income
only with poorer SPH remains constant. This association appears attributable to all family
demographic-psychological mechanisms except early marriage.
If you consider higher SES eventually implies less time invested in work related activities, higher SES could mean more time to invest in leisure, exercise and other health related activities. Healthy food tends to cost more than the alternative, unless you have the means (economic and knowledge) to cook your own healthy/balanced meals
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