abstract: 'Objective : To examine income-related inequalities in health in working

  age men and women in Australia and New Zealand. Methods : We used data

  from two longitudinal surveys, Wave 8 (2008) of the Household Income and

  Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey and Wave 7 (2008/2009) of

  the New Zealand Survey of Family Income and Employment (SoFIE). We

  compared concentration indices (a measure of income-related health

  inequality) that examined the distribution of general and mental

  health-related quality of life scores (from the SF-36) across income in

  working age (20-65 year old) men and women. Decomposition analyses of

  the concentration indices were done to identify the relative

  contribution of various determinants to the income-related health

  inequality. Results : General health (GH) scores generally decline with

  age, and mental health (MH) scores increase with age, in both surveys.

  Income-related health inequalities were present in both the HILDA and

  SoFIE samples, with better health in high income groups. Decomposition

  analyses found that income, area deprivation and being inactive in the

  labour force were major contributors to income-related health

  inequality, in both surveys, and for both health outcomes. Conclusions

  and implications : Despite some baseline differences in income-related

  health inequalities using Australian and New Zealand surveys, we found

  similar modifiable determinants, which could be targeted to improve

  health inequalities in both countries.'
affiliation: 'Carter, K (Corresponding Author), Univ Otago Publ Hlth, POB 7343, Wellington
  6242, New Zealand.

  Gunasekara, Fiona Imlach; Carter, Kristie; McKenzie, Sarah, Univ Otago, Christchurch,
  New Zealand.'
author: Gunasekara, Fiona Imlach and Carter, Kristie and McKenzie, Sarah
author-email: kristie.carter@otago.ac.nz
author_list:
- family: Gunasekara
  given: Fiona Imlach
- family: Carter
  given: Kristie
- family: McKenzie
  given: Sarah
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12061
eissn: 1753-6405
files: []
issn: 1326-0200
journal: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
keywords: 'health inequalities; income; SF-36; Household Income and Labor Dynamics

  in Australia (HILDA) Survey; New Zealand Survey of Family Income and

  Employment (SoFIE)'
keywords-plus: 'SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES; MORTALITY; BRITAIN;

  SF-36'
language: English
month: JUN
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '41'
pages: 211-217
papis_id: cac3196581ee2f1b5ba5bfa4aa67ec67
ref: Gunasekara2013incomerelatedhealth
researcherid-numbers: Mckenzie, Sarah/AFV-5911-2022
times-cited: '11'
title: Income-related health inequalities in working age men and women in Australia
  and New Zealand
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000319885700003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '18'
volume: '37'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2013'