Does Choice of Spatial Unit Matter for Estimating Small-area Disparities in Health and Place Effects in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area?

摘要

The purposes of this study were to determine (i) the extent to which small-area estimates of self-rated health are dependent upon the choice of areal unit and measure of socio-economic (SES) status, and (ii) the extent to which place effects on self-rated health are dependent upon the choice of areal unit and measure of SES.