Do area-level population change, deprivation and variations in deprivation affect individual-level self-reported limiting long-term illness?
A previous study showed that variations in deprivation within small localities in England and Wales influenced the rates of self-reported limiting long-term illness, controlling for overall levels of deprivation. These results suggest that while morbidity is related to overall levels of material deprivation, the distribution of resources within small areas have a significant effect on health outcomes. However, it is possible that these area effects become redundant once individual-level characteristics are accounted for. This analysis examines whether area-level deprivation and variations in deprivation are significant indicators of individual-level limiting long-term illness, once individual characteristics have been accounted for.
Boyle
P J
PJ
School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews, Fife, UK. p.boyle@st-andrews.ac.uk
Gatrell
A C
AC
Duke-Williams
O
O
D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016015:Logistic Models; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012650:Self Disclosure; D017062:Small-Area Analysis; D012924:Social Conditions; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology