Socioeconomic inequality in voting participation and self-rated health
Author(s) -
Tony Blakely,
B P Kennedy,
Ichiro Kawachi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.1.99
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , economic inequality , inequality , voting , health equity , self rated health , household income , demography , social inequality , population , demographic economics , public health , economics , political science , medicine , politics , sociology , geography , mathematics , mathematical analysis , nursing , archaeology , law
This study tested the hypothesis that disparities in political participation across socioeconomic status affect health. Specifically, the association of voting inequality at the state level with individual self-rated health was examined.
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