Summary Five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets that relate to the
reduction of health inequalities nationally and worldwide. These targets are poverty …

Psychiatric epidemiologists were among the first to use the term “social epidemiology”(1),
and the role of the social environment in the etiology and course of major mental disorders …

This glossary presents a comprehensive list of indicators of socioeconomic position used in
health research. A description of what they intend to measure is given together with how …

The purpose of this study was twofold—(1) investigate the role of subjective social status as
a predictor of ill-health, with a further exploration of the extent to which this relationship could …

The persistence of stark health inequalities in today's world is painfully clear to see, not least
in the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and falling life expectancy in many parts of the world …

Objective: To examine, among middle-aged individuals, if subjective socioeconomic status
(SES) predicts health status and change in health status over time better than objective SES …

STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify which of seven indicators of socioeconomic status used
singly or combined with one other would be most useful in studies of health inequalities in …

In 1999, as part of its Statistical Harmonization Programme, Eurostat (the Statistical Office of
the European Com munities) commissioned an Expert Group to make recommendations for …

Offering a fresh and exciting new perspective on differentiation and inequality, this
absorbing book investigates how our most personal choices (of sexual partners, friends …

A prominent feature of health in all industrialized countries is the social gradient in health
and disease. Many observers believe that this gradient is simply a matter of poor health for …