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Relative importance of urbanicity, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors regarding area mortality differences.
Reijneveld, S.A., Verheij, R.A., Bakker, D.H. de. Relative importance of urbanicity, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors regarding area mortality differences. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health: 1999, 53(7), 444-445
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A higher mortality rate in areas with increased socioeconomic deprivation has been found in many studies. Results are difficult to compare, however, because different indicators of area deprivation have been used. USA-based studies mostly use income to measure area deprivation, whereas UK-based studies often use unemployment and occupational level, but never income. Little is known of the relative discriminatory power of these and other indicators. The aim of this study is to examine the relative importance of income and dependence on benefits when looking at small area differences in premature mortality, and the influence of other area characteristics such as ethnicity and urbanicity. (aut.ref.)
A higher mortality rate in areas with increased socioeconomic deprivation has been found in many studies. Results are difficult to compare, however, because different indicators of area deprivation have been used. USA-based studies mostly use income to measure area deprivation, whereas UK-based studies often use unemployment and occupational level, but never income. Little is known of the relative discriminatory power of these and other indicators. The aim of this study is to examine the relative importance of income and dependence on benefits when looking at small area differences in premature mortality, and the influence of other area characteristics such as ethnicity and urbanicity. (aut.ref.)