Green, M.A. (2013) The equalisation hypothesis and changes in geographical inequalities of age based mortality in England, 2002-2004 to 2008-2010. Social Science & Medicine, 87. 93 - 98. ISSN 0277-9536
Abstract
The equalisation hypothesis argues that during adolescence and early adulthood, inequality in mortality declines and begins to even out. However the evidence for this phenomenon is contested and mainly based on old data. This study proposes to examine how age-specific inequalities in mortality rates have changed over the past decade, during a time of widening health inequalities. To test this, mortality rates were calculated for deprivation quintiles in England, split by individual ages and sex for three time periods (2002–2004, 2005–2007 and 2008–2010). The results showed evidence for equalisation, with a clear decline in the ratio of mortality rates during late adolescence. However this decline was not accounted for by traditional explanations of the hypothesis. Overall, geographical inequalities were shown to be widening for the majority of ages, although there was some narrowing of patterns observed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Social Science & Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Age; Mortality; England; Inequality; Deprivation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2015 11:43 |
Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2016 00:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.029 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.029 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:84160 |