characteristics but rather the in the impact of these characteristics on body mass index. -- Obesity ; Body Mass Index ; Decomposition …Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we take a number of approaches to profile the change in obesity in … years. There is evidence that obesity and overweight are relatively more concentrated amongst males, the old and those with …

rather than decreased obesity amongst the less well-off. A decomposition of the concentration indices suggest that the … education and their higher income. -- Obesity ; Body Mass Index ; Concentration Index ; Decomposition …Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we calculate concentration indices for the incidence of obesity for …

-related inequalities in obesity. By use of the concentration index and decomposition techniques we answer the following questions: 1) Does … obesity inequality favour or disfavour the poor? 2) What factors explain this inequality at different points in time? 3) How … can the pattern of inequality over time be explained? We find that among females, inequalities in obesity favour the rich …

characteristics. The decomposition is carried out over the whole of the distribution, with a particular focus on the upper percentiles … and a number of different decomposition techniques are applied and compared. The overall increase in BMI at higher …

stress fell in Ireland over the 1994 to 2000 period regardless of the threshold chosen. Decomposition techniques suggest that …

decomposition techniques to Irish data for 1994 and 2000 to examine the factors lying behind the gender differences in GHQ score …

threshold chosen. Decomposition techniques suggest that changes in the proportion unemployed and in the protective effect of …

decomposition techniques to Irish data for 1994 and 2000 to examine the factors lying behind the gender differences in GHQ score …

decomposition techniques to Irish data for 1994 and 2000 to examine the factors lying behind the gender differences in GHQ score …