Relative Deprivation and Health: Which Reference Groups Matter?
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Using individual-level on males data from the 1988-1991 National Health Interview Survey Multiple Cause of Death Files, we examine the impact of relative deprivation within a reference group on health. We use measures of relative deprivation based on Yitzhaki’s index and define reference groups using combinations of state, race, education, and age. Those with high relative deprivation have a hi...
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Wolfson for their helpful comments and suggestions. This paper represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Statistics Canada.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Resources
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1548-8004
DOI: 10.1353/jhr.2011.0016