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Socioeconomic inequalities in health: a comparative longitudinal analysis using the European Community Household Panel

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  • Cristina Hernández Quevedo
  • Andrew M Jones
  • Ángel López Nicolás
  • Nigel Rice

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We measure socioeconomic inequalities in health across European Union Member States between 1994 and 2001. The analysis is based on the European Community Household Panel Users’ Database (ECHP-UDB) and uses two binary indicators of health limitations for the full 8 waves of available data. Short-run and long-run concentration indices together with mobility and health achievement indices are derived for indicators of severe health limitation and any health limitation. Results demonstrate the existence of “pro-rich” inequality in health across Member States in both the short-term and the long-term, with health limitations concentrated among those with lower incomes. For all countries, the long-run indices show that income-related inequalities in health are widening over time, in the sense that the longer the period over which health and income are measured, the greater is the measure of income-related health inequality. The ranking of countries by long-run inequalities differs from that by overall health achievement; an equity-efficiency trade-off has to be faced in evaluating their performance and comparing countries with diverse health and social welfare systems.

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  • Cristina Hernández Quevedo & Andrew M Jones & Ángel López Nicolás & Nigel Rice, 2005. "Socioeconomic inequalities in health: a comparative longitudinal analysis using the European Community Household Panel," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 05/12, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York.
    • Handle: RePEc:yor:hectdg:05/12
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