ReviewJournal of epidemiology and community health2007
Income inequality measures.
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- Methodological heterogeneity and equity challenges of distributional cost-effectiveness analysis in healthcare: a systematic review from 2017 to 2025.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
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- Cross-national disparities in non-communicable disease: a universal health coverage-based service coverage index perspective, 2000-2021.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Utilization of public health services and health outcomes among China's migrant population: an equity analysis.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Area socioeconomic inequality and suicide mortality: contrasting common measures using National Violent Death Reporting System and linked administrative data.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
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- Perceived economic inequality is linked to poorer sleep quality.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Time-space dynamics of income segregation in the city of Milan.PNAS nexus · 2025Article
- Five thousand years of inequality in the Carpathian Basin.Science advances · 2025Article
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Abstract
The Gini coefficient has been the most popular method for operationalising income inequality in the public health literature. However, a number of alternative methods exist, and they offer researchers the means to develop a more nuanced understanding of the distribution of income. Income inequality measures such as the generalised entropy index and the Atkinson index offer the ability to examine the effects of inequalities in different areas of the income spectrum, enabling more meaningful quantitative assessments of qualitatively different inequalities. This glossary provides a conceptual introduction to these and other income inequality measures.
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