Socio-economic health inequalities in Brazil: gender and age effects
Socio-economic health inequalities in Brazil: gender and age effects
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10.1002/hec.649
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发表时间：
2002-03-01
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影响因子：
2.1
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Diaz, MDM
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作者：
Diaz, MDM
本文分析了巴西的社会经济不平等的健康测量的集中指数为以下变量：健康预期，自我评估的健康状况和慢性健康问题。所用数据取自1996/1997年生活水平衡量研究。总之，就性别区别而言，结果表明，5岁以下儿童的死亡率、报告的慢性健康问题以及自我评估的健康状况表明，男孩的健康状况比女孩差。在这个年龄组之后，差异有消失的趋势，直到成年。当情况发生变化时，女性一直认为自己不太健康。关于社会经济不平等，人们通常发现妇女群体内部的差异更大。对不同年龄组的分析表明，亲富不平等随着年龄的增长而增加。这两个结果都得到了明确的证明，特别是对健康预期变量。通过调整从经济不平等文献中得出的支配地位概念，包括比较集中曲线。版权所有（C）2001约翰威利父子有限公司
This paper analyses Brazilian socio-economic inequalities in health by measuring the concentration indices for the following variables: health expectancy, self-assessed health status and chronic health problems. Data used were taken from the 1996/1997 Living Standard Measurement Study (LSMS). In summary, as far as gender distinction is concerned., the results showed that up to 5 years of age the mortality rates, reported appearance of chronic health problems as well as the self-assessed health indicated that the boys were in worse health condition than the girls. After this age group there was a tendency for differences to disappear until adulthood. when the situation changed and the women consistently considered themselves less healthy. With reference to the socio-economic inequalities, one generally finds larger differences within the women's groups. The analysis for the different age groups indicated that the pro-rich inequalities increased with age. Both results were clearly proved, especially for the health expectancy variable. by adopting an adjustment of the dominance concept derived from literature on economic inequalities, consisting of comparing concentration curves. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.