The role of geographic scale in testing the income inequality hypothesis as an explanation of health disparities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1022-1031

  Chen, Zhuo ^a   Gotway Crawford, Carol A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Geographic scale; Gini coefficient; Health disparity; Income inequality hypothesis

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION; WAGE GAP;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC SCALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCOME INEQUALITY HYPOTHESIS; MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863502171     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.032     Document Type: Article

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