Wealth-related inequalities in self-reported health status in the United States and 14 high-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine wealth-related inequalities in self-reported health status among older population in the United States and 14 European countries.

Data sources and study setting

We used secondary individual-level data from Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) and the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in 2011 and 2019.

Study design

In this cross-sectional study, we used two waves from HRS (wave 10 and 14) and SHARE (wave 4 and 8) to compare wealth-related health inequality across countries, age groups, and birth cohorts. We estimated Wagstaff concentration indices to measure these inequalities across three age groups (50-59, 60-69, 70-79) and two birth cohorts (1942-1947, 1948-1953) in the US and 14 European countries.

Data collection/extr

SUBMITTER: Kyriopoulos I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622277 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature