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This study analyses income-related inequalities in health in France in 2004, using a decomposed concentration index and alternative refined measurements of health. Interval regression method is used to cardinalise self-assessed health. Results are offered at two levels. Firstly, this analysis...
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Heterogeneity in reporting of health by socio-economic and demographic characteristics potentially biases the measurement of health disparities. Responses to anchoring vignettes have been proposed as a means of identifying reporting heterogeneity. We apply the vignette methodology to data from...
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This paper develops an innovative method of constructing a concrete measure of health by taking into account individual health information. Using individual survey data from the 2002 IRDES Health and Health Insurance Survey, we propose a measurement of health based on the number of diseases and...
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