Objectives. This study examined associations between income inequality and mortality in 282 US metropolitan areas. Methods. Income inequality measures were calculated from the 1990 US Census. Mortality was calculated from National Center for Health Statistics data and modeled with weighted linear regressions of the log age-adjusted rate. Results. Excess mortality between metropolitan areas with high… Continue reading Income inequality and mortality in metropolitan areas of the United States
Keyword: Income Distribution_Health Aspects
Inequality in income and mortality in the United States: analysis of mortality and potential pathways
Objective–To examine the relation between health outcomes and the equality with which income is distributed in the United States. Design–The degree of income inequality, defined as the percentage of total household income received by the less well off 5001. of households, and changes in income inequality were calculated for the 50 states in 1980 and… Continue reading Inequality in income and mortality in the United States: analysis of mortality and potential pathways