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van Doorslaer, E.* ; Wagstaff, A.* ; Bleichrodt, H.* ; Calonge, S.* ; Gerdtham, U.G.* ; Gerfin, M.* ; Geurts, J.* ; Gross, L.* ; Häkkinen, U.* ; Leu, R.E.* ; O'Donnell, O.* ; Propper, C.* ; Puffer, F.* ; Rodríguez, M.* ; Sundberg, G.* ; Winkelhake, O.

Income-related inequalities in health: Some international comparisons.

J. Health Econ. 16, 93-112 (1997)
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This paper presents evidence on income-related inequalities in self-assessed health in nine industrialized countries. Health interview survey data were used to construct concentration curves of self-assessed health, measured as a latent variable. Inequalities in health favoured the higher income groups and were statistically significant in all countries. Inequalities were particularly high in the United States and the United Kingdom. Amongst other European countries, Sweden, Finland and the former East Germany had the lowest inequality. Across countries, a strong association was found between inequalities in health and inequalities in income.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Health Inequality ; International Comparisons
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0167-6296
e-ISSN 1879-1646
Journal Journal of Health Economics
Quellenangaben Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-112 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Amsterdam [u.a.]
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)