Open AccessIncome Inequality, Illiteracy Rate, and Life Expectancy in Brazil
Author(s) -
Erick Messias
Publication year - 2003
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.93.8.1294
Subject(s) - functional illiteracy , life expectancy , gross national income , per capita , per capita income , gross domestic product , gini coefficient , developing country , demography , economic inequality , geography , inequality , economics , economic growth , population , political science , sociology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , law
The link between income disparities and health has been studied mostly in developed nations. This study assesses the relationship between income disparities and life expectancy in Brazil and measures the impact of illiteracy rates on the association.