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| Ethnic inequalities in health in later life | | Author(s) | Maria Evandrou |
| Journal title | Health Statistics Quarterly, no 8, Winter 2000 |
| Pages | pp 20-28 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Health [elderly] ; Ill health ; Health services ; Sexual equality ; Poor elderly ; Living patterns ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Following the McPherson Report and Acheson Inquiry, the Department of Health (DoH) has reaffirmed tackling ethnic inequalities in health and health care services as a priority. Analysis in this paper is based on all 12,368 ethnic minority respondents out of 139,800 from the General Household Survey (GHS) over a 6 year period (1991-1996). Differences are investigated in their health status, to assess the extent to which such differences can be explained by material resources. The findings indicate significant differences both between and within ethnic minority groups in health status and health risk behaviour such as smoking and drinking. Multivariate analysis suggests both that ethnic inequalities in socio-economic status make a significant contribution to ethnic inequalities in health, and that other factors also play a role in contributing to ethnic inequalities in health. Developing services which are culturally competent and acceptable to different groups remain a key priority. Research for this article forms part of the work of the ESRC Research Group on Simulating Social Policy for an Ageing Society (SAGE). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001124201 A |
| Classmark | TK: CC: CH: L: TM8: F:W6: K7: 3F |
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