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The European Journal of Health Economics
Published in: The European Journal of Health Economics 3/2020

01-04-2020 | Original Paper

Non-compensatory aggregation method to measure social and material deprivation in an urban area: relationship with premature mortality

Authors: Carolina Bruzzi, Enrico Ivaldi, Stefano Landi

Published in: The European Journal of Health Economics | Issue 3/2020

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Abstract

Health inequalities exist between nations, regions, and even smaller units. In societies where social and economic structures change rapidly and continuously, analysis of health socioeconomic determinants plays a fundamental role to provide proper policy answers. This study aims to measure accurately two different conceptions of deprivation by developing two different indexes using non-compensatory among sub-indicators aggregation methods. The proposed indicators are compared with premature mortality to verify deprivation’s effect on health status. The results show that materially deprived areas are not necessarily socially deprived and vice versa. Material deprivation has a positive statistical co-graduation with premature mortality, while social deprivation has no association with premature mortality.
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Metadata
Title
Non-compensatory aggregation method to measure social and material deprivation in an urban area: relationship with premature mortality
Authors
Carolina Bruzzi
Enrico Ivaldi
Stefano Landi
Publication date
01-04-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
The European Journal of Health Economics / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 1618-7598
Electronic ISSN: 1618-7601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01139-x

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