Social inequalities need a different measure in men and women

In many studies, social inequality in mortality seems to be greater in men than women. Sacker et al (p 1303) examined social differences in survival from 1981-96 using a large dataset that included 1% of the population of England and Wales. Social class based on employment relations and conditions was a less significant source of health inequality in women than men. When a measure of general social advantage of the household was used, social differences in survival were at least as great in women as in men. The use of a measure of social inequality based on their own employment conditions seriously underestimates health inequality in women in Great Britain.


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Comparing health inequality in men and women: prospective study of mortality 1986-96
Amanda Sacker, David Firth, Ray Fitzpatrick, Kevin Lynch, and Mel Bartley
BMJ 2000 320: 1303-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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