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| Title |
Income inequalities in unhealthy life styles in England and Spain
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| Published in |
Economics & Human Biology, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joan Costa-Font, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo, Dolores Jiménez-Rubio |
| Abstract |
Health inequalities in developed societies are persistent. Arguably, the rising inequalities in unhealthy lifestyles might underpin these inequality patterns, yet supportive empirical evidence is scarce. We examine the patterns of inequality in unhealthy lifestyles in England and Spain, two countries that exhibit rising obesity levels with a high prevalence of smoking and alcohol use. This study is unique in that it draws from health survey data spanning over a period in which major contextual and policy changes have taken place. We document persistent income-related inequalities in obesity and smoking; both unhealthy lifestyles appear to be disproportionately concentrated among the relatively poor in recent decades. In contrast, alcohol use appears to be concentrated among richer individuals in both periods and countries examined. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Spain | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 19% |
| Unknown | 13 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 14 | 19% |
| Unspecified | 8 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 18% |
| Unknown | 19 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 March 2015.
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#2,377,168
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#195
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#19,539
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