UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

An investigation of the longitudinal relationship between neighbourhood income inequality and individual self-rated health in England

Ghaly, Maria; Jivraj, Stephen; (2022) An investigation of the longitudinal relationship between neighbourhood income inequality and individual self-rated health in England. Health & Place , 76 , Article 102847. 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102847. Green open access

[thumbnail of Jivraj_Health Place paper_AAM.pdf]
Preview
Text
Jivraj_Health Place paper_AAM.pdf

Download (703kB) | Preview

Abstract

There are mixed findings on whether neighbourhood income inequality leads to better self-rated health (SRH) or not. This study considers two hypotheses: individuals living in more unequal neighbourhoods have better SRH and the level of neighbourhood income inequality and its impact on SRH is moderated by household and neighbourhood level income related variables. Data from Waves 8–10 of the UK Household Longitudinal Study for respondents living in England at wave 8 were used. Neighbourhood income inequality was measured using Gini coefficients of household income from the Pay As You Earn and benefits systems for Lower Super Output Areas. Longitudinal ordinal multilevel models predicted self-rated health in 2016–18, 2017–19 and 2019-20 by income inequality and its interaction with household income, neighbourhood median income and neighbourhood deprivation, conditional on individual educational attainment, age, sex, ethnic group, years lived in current residence, region of residence and study wave. There were 24,889 respondents analysed over three waves. SRH was worse for those living in more income equal neighbourhoods. There was no indication that neighbourhood inequality was moderated by household income, neighbourhood median income or neighbourhood deprivation. These findings are in line with the balance of existing evidence and support policy interventions that aim to create mixed communities for the purpose of improving population health.

Type: Article
Title: An investigation of the longitudinal relationship between neighbourhood income inequality and individual self-rated health in England
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102847
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102847
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10151241
Downloads since deposit
28Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item