Decomposing inequality in long-term care need among older adults with chronic diseases in China: a life course perspective

H Hu, Y Si, B Li - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: China has the largest number of aging people in need of long-term care,
among whom 70% have chronic diseases. For policy planners, it is necessary to understand …

The contribution of Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance to income-related inequality in depression among middle-aged and older adults: Evidence …

J Sun, S Lyu, C Li, PC Coyte - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Previous studies have not investigated the contribution of medical insurance to
income-related inequality in depressive symptoms. To fulfill this research gap, this study …

Trends in Socio-economic inequality in Smoking among Middle-aged and older adults in China: evidence from the 2011 and 2018 China Health and Retirement …

TY Liu, DC Qiu, F Song, T Chen - Nicotine and Tobacco …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Socio-economic inequalities in smoking and related health problems are a
public health concern worldwide. To support the development of effective tobacco control …

Trends in the distribution of socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and cessation: evidence among adults aged 18~ 59 from China Family Panel Studies data

MZ Huang, TY Liu, ZM Zhang, F Song… - International Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Cigarette smoking is usually more prevalent among those with a lower
socioeconomic status (SES), which can be driven by inequalities in the initiation and …

The effect of medical insurance on catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from China

J Sun, S Lyu - Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Chinese government has established a nationwide multiple-level
medical insurance system. However, catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) causes great …

Socioeconomic inequality in health outcomes among the elderly: evidence from a cross-sectional study in China

J Sun, S Lyu, R Zhao - Risk management and healthcare policy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background and Aim Health is viewed as a form of human capital and a necessary basis for
people to realize capabilities. Moreover, socioeconomic inequality in health outcome widens …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status and tobacco consumption: analyzing inequalities in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation and South Africa

L Rossouw - Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS The study provides empirical evidence of the inequality in tobacco consumption
across wealth groups in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation and South …

The effect of social participation on income-related inequality in health outcome among Chinese older adults

J Sun, X Lyu, S Lyu, R Zhao - International Health, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background This study aimed to investigate the effect of social participation on income-
related inequality in health outcome among older adults in China. Methods The panel data …

How is smoking distributed in relation to socioeconomic status? Evidence from Brazil in the years 2013 and 2019

AMA Dos Santos, LM Triaca, PHS Leivas - Economics & Human Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to analyze income-related inequality in tobacco consumption in
Brazil using data from the National Health Survey at two points in time (2013 and 2019). This …

Change in socio-economic inequality of tobacco consumption among men in India: evidence from National Family Health Survey 2005-06 to 2015-16

R Patel, P Kumar, S Srivastava… - Journal of Substance …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite a plethora of research on tobacco consumption and its ill-effects,
minimal research has studied the socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of tobacco …