SOC 506 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Macro Analysis, Market Basket, Unemployment Benefits
27 Jun 2015
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Income inequality aka growing gap: high incomes are skewing income avgs. Size of middle class group decreases by 25% over 25 years. Canadian studies on income & health: ross et al (2000) found no relation bt income inequality and mortality but a strong relation in us (could be bc of policies) Income inequality defined as percentage of household income received by the poorest. 50% of households: hou chen (2003): income inequality was associated with poor self reports of health in toronto but not with chronic conditions. 17 canadian studies of individual level income data and 11 studies of small geographical areas are socioeconomic have been lined between income and health. 7. 4 million ppl in quebec, 52% live in montreal, lower immigrants, more high school diplomas, higher unemployment rate, lower disposible income: quebec province with highest prop of pop living below the income cut off, newfoundland. 2nd highest: quebec has higher cancer rate, more smokers, suicide rate highest too.
