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dc.contributor.authorBooth, Alison L.en
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, Nicken
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:21:16Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:21:16Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/21310-
dc.description.abstractWe use unique survey data to examine the determinants of self-assessed health ofIndigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We explore the degree to which differences inhealth are due to differences in socio-economic factors, and examine the sensitivity of ourresults to the inclusion of ?objective? health measures. Our results reveal that there is asignificant gap in the health status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, with theformer characterised by significantly worse health. These findings are robust to alternativeestimation methods and measures of health. Although between one third and one half of thehealth gap can be explained by differences in socio-economic status - such as income,employment status and education - there remains a large unexplained component. Thesefindings have important policy implications. They suggest that, in order to reduce the gap inhealth status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, it is important to addressdisparities in socio-economic factors such as education. The findings also suggest that thereare disparities in access to health services and in health behaviour. These issues need to betackled before Australia can truly claim to have 100% health-care coverage and high levels ofhealth and life expectancy for all of its population.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1534en
dc.subject.jelI12en
dc.subject.jelI1en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordself-assessed healthen
dc.subject.keywordIndigenous healthen
dc.titleThe Health Status of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn483143529en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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