@techreport{772223d7c2c440d19e25ee6508fa403b,
title = "Income inequality and self-rated health status: Evidence from the European Community Household Panel",
abstract = "We examine the effect of income inequality on individual self-rated health status in a pooled sample of 10 member states of the European Union using longitudinal data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) survey. Taking advantage of the longitudinal and cross- national nature of our data, and carefully modelling the self-reported health information, we avoid several of the pitfalls suffered by earlier studies on this topic. We calculate income inequality indices measured at two standard levels of geography (NUTS-0 and NUTS-1) and find consistent evidence that income inequality is negatively related to self-rated health status in the European Union for both men and women. However, despite its statistical significance, the magnitude of the impact of inequality on health is small.",
keywords = "community, inequality, self-rated",
author = "Vincent Hildebrand and {Van Kerm}, Philippe",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
series = "IRISS Working Papers",
publisher = "CEPS/INSTEAD",
number = "2005-01",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "CEPS/INSTEAD",
}