Comparing individual and area-based income measures: impact on analysis of inequality in smoking, obesity, and diabetes rates in Canadians 2003-2013

摘要

Objectives The aims of this study were to examine (1) the concordance between income measured at the individual and area-based level and (2) the impact of using each measure of income on inequality estimates for three health indicators-the prevalence, respectively, of diabetes, smoking, and obesity.