Income inequality and health in Colombia
<p>The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine independent of the individual socioeconomic status, the effect of the contextual economic conditions on the self-rated health and, second, to explore region-level mechanisms that could explain the influence of the structural economic c...
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doaj-097f0450a0574246b1b7c6123c3c4af62020-11-24T21:25:44ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede MéxicoPerfiles Latinoamericanos0188-76532309-49822016-07-01244826529610.18504/pl2448-011-2016549Income inequality and health in ColombiaSandra Rodríguez Acosta0Universidad del Norte, Instituto de Estudios Económicos del Caribe (IEEC)<p>The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine independent of the individual socioeconomic status, the effect of the contextual economic conditions on the self-rated health and, second, to explore region-level mechanisms that could explain the influence of the structural economic conditions on the low self-rated health status. For this, we use a multilevel analysis that allows us to distinguish between the individual and the contextual factors influencing the self-rated health. The results show that the socioeconomic status is an important determinant of the self-rated health of population in Colombia. However, significant differences remain in the health perception, even after controlling for individual wealth, education level and ethnicity. These differences only disappear when controlling for income inequality in the analysis.</p>http://perfilesla.flacso.edu.mx/index.php/perfilesla/article/view/734salud autopercibidadesigualdad de ingresodeterminantes de saludanálisis multinivelestatus socioeconómico. |
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Sandra Rodríguez Acosta Income inequality and health in Colombia Perfiles Latinoamericanos salud autopercibida desigualdad de ingreso determinantes de salud análisis multinivel estatus socioeconómico. |
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Income inequality and health in Colombia |
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Income inequality and health in Colombia |
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Income inequality and health in Colombia |
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Income inequality and health in Colombia |
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Income inequality and health in Colombia |
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income inequality and health in colombia |
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede México |
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Perfiles Latinoamericanos |
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<p>The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine independent of the individual socioeconomic status, the effect of the contextual economic conditions on the self-rated health and, second, to explore region-level mechanisms that could explain the influence of the structural economic conditions on the low self-rated health status. For this, we use a multilevel analysis that allows us to distinguish between the individual and the contextual factors influencing the self-rated health. The results show that the socioeconomic status is an important determinant of the self-rated health of population in Colombia. However, significant differences remain in the health perception, even after controlling for individual wealth, education level and ethnicity. These differences only disappear when controlling for income inequality in the analysis.</p> |
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salud autopercibida desigualdad de ingreso determinantes de salud análisis multinivel estatus socioeconómico. |
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http://perfilesla.flacso.edu.mx/index.php/perfilesla/article/view/734 |
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