JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (HEALTH SCIENCES) ›› 2016, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (6): 91-96.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2015.990

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Health inequality related to income and influencing factors of the rural elderly in three counties of Shandong Province

LI Yan, LIU Kun, SUN Xiaojie   

  1. Center for Health Management and Policy, Key Lab for Health Economics and Policy Research of Ministry of Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Received:2015-10-16 Online:2016-06-20 Published:2016-06-20

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Abstract: Objective To investigate the income-related health inequality among the rural elderly in Shandong Province, in order to provide information for policy making. Methods Survey data of 975 rural elderly were collected in Shandong Province in 2013 to analyze the health inequality and influencing factors. Results The inequality existed to a larger extent among the poor, which was closely related to income, followed by social capital. In the 4 dimensions of social capital, domestic resource was the most important influencing factor for inequality in terms of physical and mental health. Conclusion Income and social capital contributed most to the health inequality. Efforts should be made to increase family income and social capital among the rural elderly.

Key words: Health equity, Concentration index, Elderly, Social capital, Income, Shandong Province

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  • R193
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