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Measuring health inequalities using the concentration index approach

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Author

Editor

  • Anthony J. Culyer

Summary, in English

This article briefly reviews the recent discussion on how to use different versions of the concentration index to measure socioeconomic health inequalities; the appropriateness of the different versions depends on the measurement properties of the health variable and the intended value judgment. Using the European Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement, the article also empirically illustrates the guidelines for practitioners.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

240-246

Publication/Series

Encyclopedia of Health Economics

Document type

Article in encyclopedia

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • absolute inequalities
  • bounded variables
  • concentration index
  • health inequality
  • mirror condition
  • relative inequalities
  • scale invariance
  • socioeconomic health inequality

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-0-12-375679-4