ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2018
Comparing individual and area-based income measures: impact on analysis of inequality in smoking, obesity, and diabetes rates in Canadians 2003-2013.
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Abstract
objectivesThe aims of this study were to examine (1) the concordance between income measured at the individual and area-based level and (2) the impact of using each measure of income on inequality estimates for three health indicators-the prevalence, respectively, of diabetes, smoking, and obesity.
methodsData for the health indicators and individual income among adults came from six cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (cycles 2003 through 2013). Area-based income was obtained by linking respondents' residential postal codes to neighbourhood income quintiles derived from the 2006 Canadian census. Relative and absolute inequality between the lowest and highest income quintiles for each measure was assessed using rate ratios and rate differences, respectively.
resultsConcordance between the two income measures was poor in the overall sample (weighted Kappa estimates ranged from 0.19 to 0.21 for all years), and for the subset of participants reporting diabetes, smoking, or obesity. Despite the poor concordance, both individual and area-based income measures identified generally comparable levels of relative and absolute inequality in the rates of diabetes, smoking, and obesity over the 10-year study period.
conclusionThe results of this study show that individual and area-based income measures categorize Canadians differently according to income quintile, yet both measures reveal striking income-related inequalities in rates of diabetes and smoking, and obesity among women. This suggests that either individual or area-level measures can be used to monitor income-related health inequalities in Canada; however, whenever possible, it is informative to consider both measures since they likely represent distinct social constructs.
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