More or less equal? Comparing Australian income-related inequality in self-reported health with other industrialised countries

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作者
Clarke, P
Smith, L
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Inst Hlth Sci, Hlth Econ Res Ctr, Oxford OX3 7LF, England
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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10.1111/j.1467-842X.2000.tb01595.x
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objective: To measure the distribution of self-reported health by income in order to compare the level of health inequality in Australia with other industrialized countries. Method: Using data from the two National Health Surveys undertaken in 1989-90 and 1995, concentration indexes were calculated to quantify the distribution of self-reported health by equivalent income. The concentration index for Australia was compared with those reported for nine industrialized countries in Europe and North America. Results: The estimated income-related concentration indexes were -0.1172 in 1989-90 and -0.1094 in 1995. Conclusion: The level of health inequality is not significantly different from the US or the UK, but significantly greater than seven other European nations. Implications: Australia has significant income related health inequalities and the distribution of health appears to be more unequal than in many other industrialized nations. There is a need to further investigate and quantify those features of the anglophone societies that set them apart from some other industrialized nations.
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