The socioeconomic gradient of obesity in Ireland

David Madden ()

No 201029, Working Papers from School of Economics, University College Dublin

Abstract: Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we calculate concentration indices for the incidence of obesity for men and women. We finder higher concentration indices for women than for men, but we also find that concentration indices fell between 2002 and 2007. However this appears to be owing to an increased incidence of obesity amongst better off people rather than decreased obesity amongst the less well-off. A decomposition of the concentration indices suggest that the greatest contribution to the gradient comes from the combination of lower rates of obesity amongst those with 3rd level education and their higher income.

Keywords: Obesity; Body Mass Index; Concentration Index; Decomposition; Obesity--Ireland; Obesity--Mathematical models; Body mass index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-10
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Journal Article: THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC GRADIENT OF OBESITY IN IRELAND (2013)
Working Paper: The Socioeconomic Gradient of Obesity in Ireland (2010)
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