Socio-economic inequalities in health in Catalonia
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This paper derives from the project “La dinámica del estado de salud y los factores socieconómicos a lo largo del ciclo vital. Implicaciones para las políticas públicas”, which is supported by the Fundación BBVA.Fecha de publicación
2005Editorial
Ministerio de Hacienda. Instituto de Estudios FiscalesCita bibliográfica
GARCÍA GÓMEZ, Pilar, LÓPEZ NICOLÁS,Ángel. Socio-economic inequalities in health in Catalonia. Hacienda Pública Española: Revista de Economía Pública, 15 (4/2005): 103-121, 2005. ISSN 0210-1173Palabras clave
Desigualdades en saludAnálisis de descomposición
Salud mental
España
Health inequalities
Decomposition analysis
Mental health
Spain
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In this paper we measure the degree of income related inequality in mental health as measured by the GHQ
instrument and general health as measured by the EQOL-5D instrument for the Catalan population. We find
that income is the main contributor to inequality, although the share of inequality in mental health that can be
explained by income is much greater than the corresponding share of inequality in general health. We also find
that the variation in demographic structure reduces income related inequality in mental health and in general
health. The regional variations in both instruments for health are striking, with the Barcelona districts faring
relatively bad with respect to the rest of geographical areas and Lleida being the health region where, all else
held equal, the population reports the greatest level of health. A big share of inequality in the two health
measures, but specially mental health, is due to the favourable position in both health and income of those who
enjoy ...
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