Open AccessStandard indicators of deprivation: do they disadvantage older people?
Author(s) -
Dermot O’Reilly
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/31.3.197
Subject(s) - disadvantage , medicine , older people , social deprivation , inequality , gerontology , demography , economic growth , mathematical analysis , mathematics , sociology , political science , law , economics
ecological studies using standard generic indicators of material deprivation have suggested that there is little social inequality at older ages. This may be because the indicators used were designed for studying younger populations and may be biased against older people.
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