Social Exclusion and its Determinants relating to Health and Disability

Abstract

In this article we present an analysis of data from the 2012 Survey on Integration and Health by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics. The analysis aims to determine the different profiles arising from the combination between disability, poverty, health and social exclusion. The resulting hypothesis asserts that the more individual is impacted by social determinants affecting health and their ability to carry out daily activities, the more likely they are to be in a situation of social exclusion. To demonstrate this, we present a construct of social exclusion based on the addition of social determinants and which acts as a dependent variable. The bivariate analyses and a logistic regression analysis verify the hypothesis and reveal profiles of vulnerability that have an increased likelihood of social exclusion. The article also presents the limitations of the study and proposals for the continued in-depth analysis of the relations between health, social exclusion and disability.