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Title
A direct regression approach to decomposing socioeconomic inequality of health
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Abstract
This paper presents a new regression‐based decomposition of socioeconomic inequality of health that is more direct than other approaches. The method can be applied to both rank‐dependent and level‐dependent indicators of inequality. The response variable of our regression model is a simple reformulation of the measure of overall performance of an individual in the health and socioeconomic domains. Regression results are described in terms of marginal effects of the explanatory variables, but also in terms of their logworths or importance values. We illustrate our method, and compare it with alternatives, using Australian health and income data.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Health economics. - Chichester
Publication
Chichester : 2019
ISSN
1057-9230
DOI
10.1002/HEC.3891
Volume/pages
28 :7 (2019) , p. 884-905
ISI
000472767300006
Pubmed ID
31237092
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