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Income inequalities in unhealthy life styles in England and Spain

Costa-Font, Joan ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-7919, Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina and Rubio, Dolores Jiménez (2014) Income inequalities in unhealthy life styles in England and Spain. Economics and Human Biology, 13. pp. 66-75. ISSN 1570-677X

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.003

Abstract

Health inequalities in developed societies are persistent. Arguably, the rising inequalities in unhealthy lifestyles might underpin these inequality patterns, yet supportive empirical evidence is scarce. We examine the patterns of inequality in unhealthy lifestyles in England and Spain, two countries that exhibit rising obesity levels with a high prevalence of smoking and alcohol use. This study is unique in that it draws from health survey data spanning over a period in which major contextual and policy changes have taken place. We document persistent income-related inequalities in obesity and smoking; both unhealthy lifestyles appear to be disproportionately concentrated among the relatively poor in recent decades. In contrast, alcohol use appears to be concentrated among richer individuals in both periods and countries examined.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.003
Additional Information: © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
Divisions: European Institute
Social Policy
Centre for Economic Performance
LSE Health
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited: 12 Apr 2013 08:19
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 06:18
Funders: Bayer Health Economics Research Award - 2011, Spanish Health Economics Association
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/49653

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