A regional comparison of socioeconomic and health indices in a Canadian province

被引：62

作者：

Frohlich, N

Mustard, C

机构：

[1] UNIV MANITOBA, FAC MANAGEMENT, DEPT BUSINESS ADM, WINNIPEG, MB R3T 2N2, CANADA

[2] UNIV MANITOBA, FAC MED, DEPT COMMUNITY HLTH SCI, WINNIPEG, MB R3T 2N2, CANADA

[3] CANADIAN INST ADV RES, POPULAT HLTH PROGRAM, TORONTO, ON, CANADA

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 1996年 / 42卷 / 09期

关键词：

Canada; deprivation indices; health service utilization; socioeconomic and health indices;

D O I：

10.1016/0277-9536(95)00220-0

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In most jurisdictions, information on socioeconomic attributes of geographic areas is readily available. As well, limited measures of health, such as mortality rates or indicators derived from health service use, are also routinely collected for geographically defined populations. In this paper we present a methodology for selecting and combining measures of area socioeconomic characteristics to produce a composite index which is relevant for health-related research. The performance of this composite index in this setting was consistent with deprivation indices developed in the United Kingdom, and showed strong associations with measures of population health status and health service utilization. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd

引用

页码：1273 / 1281

页数：9

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