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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS lc5hR0xd. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective : Several studies have reported an association between income inequality and increased mortality, but few have used net income data, controlled for individual income, or evaluated sensitivity to the choice of inequality measure. The study tested the hypotheses that people in regions of Britain with the greatest income inequality would report worse health than those in other regions, after adjusting for individual socioeconomic circumstances. Design : Cross sectional survey. Setting : England, Wales, and Scotland. Participants : 8366 people living in private households Main results : Regional income inequality, measured using the Gini index, was associated with worse self rated health, especially among those with the lowest incomes (adjusted OR 1.55,95% CI 1.24 to 1.92) (p
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