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On the measurement of the nation's equity adjusted health
Author(s) -
Lindholm Lars,
Rosén Måns
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(1998110)7:7<621::aid-hec370>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - equity (law) , health equity , demographic economics , economics , demography , psychology , political science , economic growth , sociology , health care , law
The aim of this article is to show a method for measuring the nation's equity‐adjusted health. In order to estimate what the ‘nation's health function’ looks like, data from a survey sent to a sample of Swedish politicians were used. The results from the survey can be interpreted as a measure of inequity aversion, and this was applied to data on healthy years ( HY ) for males in different social groups for the period 1975–1990. The mean of healthy years increased during the period 1986–1990 by 1.09%, while equity adjusted healthy years ( HY EDE ) dropped by −1.78%. The nation's health has decreased in spite of the fact that the individual's health has increased. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.