Poverty, wealth inequality and health among older adults in rural Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: Little research exists on health determinants among adults living in economically deprived regions despite the fact that these areas comprise a good part of the world. This paper examines the distribution of wealth then tests associations between wealth inequality and a variety of health outcomes, among older adults, in one of the world's poorest regions--rural Cambodia. Data from the 2004 Survey of the Elderly in Cambodia are employed. Using a disablement framework to conceptualize health, associations between four health components and a wealth inequality measure are tested. The wealth inequality measure is based on an index that operationalizes wealth as ownership of household assets and household structural components. Results confirm difficult economic conditions in rural Cambodia. Th

SUBMITTER: Zimmer Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2171035 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature