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Article: Rising U.S. income inequality, gender and individual self-rated health, 1972-2004
Title | Rising U.S. income inequality, gender and individual self-rated health, 1972-2004 |
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Keywords | Gender Income inequality Self-rated health USA |
Issue Date | 2009 |
Citation | Social Science and Medicine, 2009, v. 69, n. 9, p. 1333-1342 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The effect of income inequality on health has been a contested topic among social scientists. Most previous research is based on cross-sectional comparisons rather than temporal comparisons. Using data from the General Social Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau, this study examines how rising income inequality affects individual self-rated health in the U.S. from 1972 to 2004. Data are analyzed using hierarchical generalized linear models. The findings suggest a significant association between income inequality and individual self-rated health. The dramatic increase in income inequality from 1972 to 2004 increases the odds of worse self-rated health by 9.4 percent. These findings hold for three measures of income inequality: the Gini coefficient, the Atkinson Index, and the Theil entropy index. Results also suggest that overall income inequality and gender-specific income inequality harm men's, but not women's, self-rated health. These findings also hold for the three measures of income inequality. These findings suggest that inattention to gender composition may explain apparent discrepancies across previous studies. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/334205 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.954 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Zheng, Hui | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-20T06:46:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-20T06:46:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Science and Medicine, 2009, v. 69, n. 9, p. 1333-1342 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0277-9536 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/334205 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The effect of income inequality on health has been a contested topic among social scientists. Most previous research is based on cross-sectional comparisons rather than temporal comparisons. Using data from the General Social Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau, this study examines how rising income inequality affects individual self-rated health in the U.S. from 1972 to 2004. Data are analyzed using hierarchical generalized linear models. The findings suggest a significant association between income inequality and individual self-rated health. The dramatic increase in income inequality from 1972 to 2004 increases the odds of worse self-rated health by 9.4 percent. These findings hold for three measures of income inequality: the Gini coefficient, the Atkinson Index, and the Theil entropy index. Results also suggest that overall income inequality and gender-specific income inequality harm men's, but not women's, self-rated health. These findings also hold for the three measures of income inequality. These findings suggest that inattention to gender composition may explain apparent discrepancies across previous studies. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Social Science and Medicine | - |
dc.subject | Gender | - |
dc.subject | Income inequality | - |
dc.subject | Self-rated health | - |
dc.subject | USA | - |
dc.title | Rising U.S. income inequality, gender and individual self-rated health, 1972-2004 | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.016 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19733951 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-71749094157 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 69 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 9 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1333 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1342 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000271694700009 | - |