Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile

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Autor(a) principal: Gallardo, Kevin
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Varas, Liseth, Gallardo, Mauricio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/141680
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To assess the possible presence of inequality of opportunities in the health status of Chileans, according to sociodemographic circumstances. METHODS: Self-rated health data were used from the Chilean National Health Survey of 2010 to test the hypothesis of strong and weak equality of opportunities in the health status of the Chilean population. These hypotheses were tested using nonparametric techniques and second-order stochastic dominance criteria. RESULTS: Robust empirical evidence was obtained, which indicate that the education level of the mother, household socioeconomic status, sex, zone, and region of residence determine opportunities to achieve good health in Chile. CONCLUSIONS: Better health status was identified for Chilean adults whenever their mothers had a higher education level, their household income was higher, they were men, or lived in urban areas. The region of residence also affects opportunities to achieve good health in Chile.
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spelling Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from ChileHealth Status. Epidemiologic Factors. Socioeconomic Factors. Health Inequalities.OBJECTIVE: To assess the possible presence of inequality of opportunities in the health status of Chileans, according to sociodemographic circumstances. METHODS: Self-rated health data were used from the Chilean National Health Survey of 2010 to test the hypothesis of strong and weak equality of opportunities in the health status of the Chilean population. These hypotheses were tested using nonparametric techniques and second-order stochastic dominance criteria. RESULTS: Robust empirical evidence was obtained, which indicate that the education level of the mother, household socioeconomic status, sex, zone, and region of residence determine opportunities to achieve good health in Chile. CONCLUSIONS: Better health status was identified for Chilean adults whenever their mothers had a higher education level, their household income was higher, they were men, or lived in urban areas. The region of residence also affects opportunities to achieve good health in Chile.Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2017-12-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/xmlhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/14168010.11606/S1518-8787.2017051007034Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 51 (2017); 110Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 51 (2017); 110Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 51 (2017); 1101518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/141680/136705https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/141680/147903Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGallardo, KevinVaras, LisethGallardo, Mauricio2017-12-19T17:20:50Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/141680Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2017-12-19T17:20:50Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
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title Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
spellingShingle Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
Gallardo, Kevin
Health Status. Epidemiologic Factors. Socioeconomic Factors. Health Inequalities.
title_short Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
title_full Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
title_fullStr Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
title_full_unstemmed Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
title_sort Inequality of opportunity in health: evidence from Chile
author Gallardo, Kevin
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Varas, Liseth
Gallardo, Mauricio
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Gallardo, Mauricio
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Varas, Liseth
Gallardo, Mauricio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Health Status. Epidemiologic Factors. Socioeconomic Factors. Health Inequalities.
topic Health Status. Epidemiologic Factors. Socioeconomic Factors. Health Inequalities.
description OBJECTIVE: To assess the possible presence of inequality of opportunities in the health status of Chileans, according to sociodemographic circumstances. METHODS: Self-rated health data were used from the Chilean National Health Survey of 2010 to test the hypothesis of strong and weak equality of opportunities in the health status of the Chilean population. These hypotheses were tested using nonparametric techniques and second-order stochastic dominance criteria. RESULTS: Robust empirical evidence was obtained, which indicate that the education level of the mother, household socioeconomic status, sex, zone, and region of residence determine opportunities to achieve good health in Chile. CONCLUSIONS: Better health status was identified for Chilean adults whenever their mothers had a higher education level, their household income was higher, they were men, or lived in urban areas. The region of residence also affects opportunities to achieve good health in Chile.
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