TY - JOUR
T1 - Socio-economic inequalities in all-cause mortality in Europe: an exploration of the role of heightened social mobility
AU - Simons, Audrey M. W.
AU - Groffen, Danielle A. I.
AU - Bosma, Hans
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - The larger than expected socio-economic inequalities in health in more egalitarian countries might be explained by a heightened social mobility in these countries. Therefore, the aim of this explorative study was to examine the associations between country-level social mobility, income inequality and socio-economic differences in all-cause mortality, using country-level secondary data from 12 European countries. Both income equality and social mobility were found to be associated with larger socio-economic differences in mortality, particularly in women. These findings suggest that social mobility and income equality, beside their shiny side of improving population health, might have a shady side of increasing socio-economic health inequalities.
AB - The larger than expected socio-economic inequalities in health in more egalitarian countries might be explained by a heightened social mobility in these countries. Therefore, the aim of this explorative study was to examine the associations between country-level social mobility, income inequality and socio-economic differences in all-cause mortality, using country-level secondary data from 12 European countries. Both income equality and social mobility were found to be associated with larger socio-economic differences in mortality, particularly in women. These findings suggest that social mobility and income equality, beside their shiny side of improving population health, might have a shady side of increasing socio-economic health inequalities.
U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckt145
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckt145
M3 - Article
C2 - 24068547
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 23
SP - 1010
EP - 1012
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - 6
ER -