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Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method
Si, Yafei; Zhou, Zhongliang; Su, Min; Wang, Xiao; Li, Dan; … - 2018
In China, tobacco consumption is a leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases, and understanding the pattern of … socio-economic inequalities of tobacco consumption will, thus, help to develop targeted policies of public health control …. Tobacco use prevalence and tobacco use quantities were defined for further analysis. Using the concentration index (CI) and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931673
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Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of Victimization
Bindler, Anna; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Ketel, Nadine; … - 2021
location, cross-cohort variation in the minimum legal drinking age driven by a 2014 reform, and survey data of alcohol …/drug consumption and mobility behaviors. We conclude that the bundle of access to weak alcohol, bars/clubs and smoking increases … victimization at 16 and that age 18 rights (hard alcohol, marijuana coffee shops) exacerbate this risk; vehicle access does not play …
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The Evolution of Income-Related Health Inequalities in Switzerland over Time
Leu, Robert E.; Schellhorn, Martin - 2004
This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer and Koolman (2004) measuring health using an interval regression approach to compute...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262086
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Revisiting the income-health nexus: the importance of choosing the 'right' indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - 2010
We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269505
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The Evolution of Income-Related Health Inequalities in Switzerland over Time
Leu, Robert E.; Schellhorn, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer and Koolman (2004) measuring health using an interval regression approach to compute...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822829
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Revisiting the Income-Health Nexus: The Importance of Choosing the "Right" Indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008562536
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Birth Order, Parental Health Investment, and Health in Childhood
Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schneeweis, Nicole; Schober, Thomas; … - 2019
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental health investment using administrative data from Austria. We find significant birth order effects on health at birth and in primary school. These effects are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179967
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Sibling Spillovers and the Choice to Get Vaccinated: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Humlum, Maria Knoth; Morthorst, Marius Opstrup; … - 2022
We investigate the effects of the introduction of a population-wide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program on the vaccine take-up of the targeted group of 15-year-old girls and their older sisters. For identification, we rely on a regression discontinuity design and high-quality Danish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177750
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Hit Where It Hurts: Healthcare Access and Intimate Partner Violence
Bellés Obrero, Cristina; Rice, Caoimhe T.; Castello, … - 2023
This paper investigates the causal link between healthcare access and the help-seeking behavior of intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. Healthcare access can be an important entry point for screening or detecting IPV. Doctors are required by law to report any injuries to a judge if they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296738
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Parental Beliefs about Returns to Child Health Investments
Biroli, Pietro; Boneva, Teodora; Raja, Akash; Rauh, … - 2018
Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services. Its increase in recent decades can be traced back to unhealthy habits acquired in the household. We investigate whether parental beliefs play a role by eliciting beliefs about...
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