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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mackenbach, Johan P
• Stirbu, Irina
• Roskam, Albert-Jan R
• Schaap, Maartje M
• Menvielle, Gwenn
• Leinsalu, Mall
• Kunst, Anton E

Titel

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health in 22 European Countries

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2008-06, Vol.358 (23), p.2468-2481

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this study of socioeconomic status and health in 22 European countries, mortality was higher in people with less education and lower income, and the magnitude of differences in mortality related to education and income varied among countries. Treatable diseases and diseases caused by smoking or alcohol use accounted for some of the differences in mortality, suggesting that health-related behavior and access to health care contribute to higher mortality in groups of lower socioeconomic status. In this study of socioeconomic status and health in 22 European countries, mortality was higher in people with less education and lower income, and the magnitude of differences in mortality related to education and income varied among countries. Inequalities in health among groups of various socioeconomic status (as measured by education, occupation, and income) constitute one of the main challenges for public health, 1 but it is unknown to what extent such inequalities are modifiable. Because international comparative studies can help identify opportunities for reducing inequalities in health, we conducted a study aimed at measuring variations in the magnitude of inequalities in health among 22 European countries and at identifying some of the immediate determinants of these variations. Europe offers excellent opportunities for this type of research because of the intercountry variety of political, cultural, economic, and epidemiologic histories . . .