A Formal Investigation of Inequalities in Health Behaviours After Age 50 on the Island of Ireland

Eibhlin Hudson, David Madden () and Irene Mosca

The Economic and Social Review, 2015, vol. 46, issue 2, 233-265

Abstract: To examine income-related inequality in smoking, low physical activity and frequent alcohol consumption we calculate concentration indices using data on older adults from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Smoking and low physical activity are more concentrated among those with lower incomes in both regions, while frequent alcohol consumption is more concentrated among those with higher incomes. Although results for the two jurisdictions are quite similar, low levels of physical exercise appears to be more highly concentrated amongst lower income groups in the North. In conclusion, inequalities in health behaviours exist among older people on the Island of Ireland.

Keywords: inequality; health; Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: A formal investigation of inequalities in health behaviours after the age 50 on the island of Ireland (2014)
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