Numerous studies have concluded that people's socioeconomic position is related to
mortality and morbidity, but that the strength of this association varies considerably both …

Aims: This study describes inequalities and trends in health according to socioeconomic
status in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT I and II) and contribute to the ongoing …

METHODS AND RESULTS The data derive from two nationally representative “Surveys on
Living Conditions” from 1986 and 1994 including people aged 15 or over. The number of …

This study examined changes over time in relative health inequalities among men and
women in four Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. A serious …

Background Individuals with low income have poorer health and should, therefore, have
higher health expenditure than people with high income particularly in countries with a …

An age-cohort decomposition applied to panel data identifies how the mean, overall
inequality and income-related inequality of self-assessed health evolve over the life cycle …

The aims of this study were to investigate whether the relationship between income and self-
perceived health is similar for men and women in two contrasting welfare states, Britain and …

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether the magnitude of income-
related health inequalities varies between welfare regimes (Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon …

Study objective: To compare the age pattern of educational health inequalities in four Nordic
countries in the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s. Design: Cross sectional interview surveys at …

Objective: To describe levels of inequality and trends in self reported morbidity by
educational level in a total Norwegian county population in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s …