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| Regional inequalities in mortality | | Author(s) | Raymond Illsley, Julian Le Grand, Christine Mullings |
| Corporate Author | Suntory-Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines - STICERD, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Publisher | STICERD, London, March 1991 |
| Pages | 41 pp (Discussion paper WSP/57) |
| Source | STICERD, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE. |
| Keywords | Death rate [statistics] ; Socio-economic groups [elderly]. |
| Annotation | This paper challenges the commonly held belief that inequalities in health between social classes and regions in Britain have widened since 1931. Specifically, results show that the health divide across the regions of Britain has narrowed, with a substantial fall in inequality between the regions in the mean age-at-death for both males and females from 1931 to 1987. However there were variations within the period, in particular, an increase in inequality for males from 1981 to 1987. There were also differences between age and sex groups: at late middle age (45-64), inequality either persisted unchanged or even increased, with this tendency being more marked in men than women. Focusing on this group ignores the mortality experience of younger and older age groups, where the vast majority of deaths occur; and that shows a narrowing, and in some cases elimination, of the regional health divide. It is suggested that past NHS and welfare measures should be continued and strengthened because of their demonstrated effectiveness - pointing to the need for sound data which would permit the long-term monitoring of health rather than death. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980127235 B |
| Classmark | S5: F:T4 |
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