Evolution of social inequalities in health in Quebec?

Authors: Yélé Maweki Batana

Overview

Abstract (English)

This paper, based on data from the National Population Health Surveys (NPHS) from 1994 to 2007, analyzes the evolution of social inequalities in health in Quebec since the mid-1990s using two health measures namely self-assessed health (SAH) and health utility index (HUI). Two methods are used. The first is based on concentration indices and their decompositions while the second is based on the income-health matrices. The results confirm the existence of persistent health gradients, but with some variations over time. The findings also suggest an increase, on average, in health inequalities during the period with a peak during the years 2002/2003. These variations appear especially stronger for low-income individuals.

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Details

Type	Working paper (online)
Author	Yélé Maweki Batana
Publication Year	2010
Title	Evolution of social inequalities in health in Quebec?
Series	Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA paper)
Number	20710
Pages	23
City	Munich, DE
Publication Language	English

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Data Used

National Population Health Survey - Household Component - Longitudinal

Longitudinal, Survey (1994 to 2011)

NPHS

Research Data Centre(s)

QICSS (Montréal)

MTL

Canadian Research Data Centre Network