Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the relationship between income inequality and human health is mediated through social capital, and whether political regime determines differences in income inequality and social capital among countries. METHODS: Path analysis of cross sectional ecological data from 110 countries. Life expectancy at birth was the outcome variable, and income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient), social capital (measured by the Corruption Perceptions Index or generalized trust), and political regime (measured by the Index of Freedom) were the predictor variables. Corruption Perceptions Index (an indirect indicator of social capital) was used to include more developing countries in the analysis. The correlation between Gini coefficient and predictor variables was calculated using Spearman's coefficients. The path analysis was designed to assess the effect of income inequality, social capital proxies and political regime on life expectancy. RESULTS: The path coefficients suggest that income inequality has a greater direct effect on life expectancy at birth than through social capital. Political regime acts on life expectancy at birth through income inequality. CONCLUSIONS: Income inequality and social capital have direct effects on life expectancy at birth. The "class/welfare regime model" can be useful for understanding social and health inequalities between countries, whereas the "income inequality hypothesis" which is only a partial approach is especially useful for analyzing differences within countries. |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide explorationIncomeSocial InequityHealth InequalitiesEconomic DevelopmentPublic PolicySociologyOBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the relationship between income inequality and human health is mediated through social capital, and whether political regime determines differences in income inequality and social capital among countries. METHODS: Path analysis of cross sectional ecological data from 110 countries. Life expectancy at birth was the outcome variable, and income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient), social capital (measured by the Corruption Perceptions Index or generalized trust), and political regime (measured by the Index of Freedom) were the predictor variables. Corruption Perceptions Index (an indirect indicator of social capital) was used to include more developing countries in the analysis. The correlation between Gini coefficient and predictor variables was calculated using Spearman's coefficients. The path analysis was designed to assess the effect of income inequality, social capital proxies and political regime on life expectancy. RESULTS: The path coefficients suggest that income inequality has a greater direct effect on life expectancy at birth than through social capital. Political regime acts on life expectancy at birth through income inequality. CONCLUSIONS: Income inequality and social capital have direct effects on life expectancy at birth. The "class/welfare regime model" can be useful for understanding social and health inequalities between countries, whereas the "income inequality hypothesis" which is only a partial approach is especially useful for analyzing differences within countries.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2010-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102010000400013Revista de Saúde Pública v.44 n.4 2010reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0034-89102010005000020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIdrovo,Alvaro JRuiz-Rodríguez,MyriamManzano-Patiño,Abigail Peng2010-07-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102010000400013Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2010-07-26T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration Idrovo,Alvaro J Income Social Inequity Health Inequalities Economic Development Public Policy Sociology |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health: a worldwide exploration |
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Idrovo,Alvaro J |
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Idrovo,Alvaro J Ruiz-Rodríguez,Myriam Manzano-Patiño,Abigail P |
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Ruiz-Rodríguez,Myriam Manzano-Patiño,Abigail P |
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Idrovo,Alvaro J Ruiz-Rodríguez,Myriam Manzano-Patiño,Abigail P |
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Income Social Inequity Health Inequalities Economic Development Public Policy Sociology |
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Income Social Inequity Health Inequalities Economic Development Public Policy Sociology |
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the relationship between income inequality and human health is mediated through social capital, and whether political regime determines differences in income inequality and social capital among countries. METHODS: Path analysis of cross sectional ecological data from 110 countries. Life expectancy at birth was the outcome variable, and income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient), social capital (measured by the Corruption Perceptions Index or generalized trust), and political regime (measured by the Index of Freedom) were the predictor variables. Corruption Perceptions Index (an indirect indicator of social capital) was used to include more developing countries in the analysis. The correlation between Gini coefficient and predictor variables was calculated using Spearman's coefficients. The path analysis was designed to assess the effect of income inequality, social capital proxies and political regime on life expectancy. RESULTS: The path coefficients suggest that income inequality has a greater direct effect on life expectancy at birth than through social capital. Political regime acts on life expectancy at birth through income inequality. CONCLUSIONS: Income inequality and social capital have direct effects on life expectancy at birth. The "class/welfare regime model" can be useful for understanding social and health inequalities between countries, whereas the "income inequality hypothesis" which is only a partial approach is especially useful for analyzing differences within countries. |
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