Relationship of mortality to socioeconomic status and some other factors in Sydney in 1971.

Fisher, Sarah C.

doi:10.1136/jech.32.1.41

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“…Inequalities in health are not new issues. They have been well documented in the past and are still with us (Fisher, 1986;Townsend & Davidson, 1982;Siskind, Copeman, & Najman, 1987;Liaw, Wort, & Hayes, 1989;Powles & Salzberg, 1989;Moss & McMichael, 1990;Whitehead, 1990;Cuesta, 1991;Delamothe, 1991;Wilkinson, 1992). The issue of inequalities in health and the access to health care plus the need to enhance people's capacity to cope have been addressed in both rural and urban Australia and Canada (Epp, 1986;Taylor, 1990;Department of Community Services and Health, 1991;National Health Strategy, 1992;Reid & Solomon, 1992).…”

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Public Health: People Participating in the Creation of Healthy Places

Hudson‐Rodd¹

1994

Public Health Nurs

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At the end of the twentieth century, with concern being expressed about the global environmental crisis, the world is being seen as the home for diverse cultures who share a common responsibility, the sustenance of place. The future health of communities lies in this recognition of the importance of creating and sustaining viable places on local, national, and global scales. The contextual turn, growing from past approaches in the research and practice of public health, is addressed. Geographers and public health practitioners will find it advantageous to work collaboratively toward creating healthy places. I t is especially important to reconsider the senses of place from viewpoints of indigenous and nonindigenous peoples in Australia and Canada, to redefine whose health, whose place.

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Section: The Global Context Of Healthmentioning

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Public Health: People Participating in the Creation of Healthy Places

Hudson‐Rodd¹

1994

Public Health Nurs

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“…They have been well documented in the past and are still with us (Fisher, 1986;Townsend & Davidson, 1982;Siskind, Copeman, & Najman, 1987;Liaw, Wort, & Hayes, 1989;Powles & Salzberg, 1989;Moss & McMichael, 1990;Whitehead, 1990;Cuesta, 1991;Delamothe, 1991;Wilkinson, 1992). The issue of inequalities in health and the access to health care plus the need to enhance people's capacity to cope have been addressed in both rural and urban Australia and Canada (Epp, 1986;Taylor, 1990;Department of Community Services and Health, 1991;National Health Strategy, 1992;Reid & Solomon, 1992).…”

Section: The Global Context Of Healthmentioning

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Public Health: People Participating in the Creation of Healthy Places

Hudson‐Rodd

1994

Public Health Nursing

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At the end of the twentieth century, with concern being expressed about the global environmental crisis, the world is being seen as the home for diverse cultures who share a common responsibility, the sustenance of place. The future health of communities lies in this recognition of the importance of creating and sustaining viable places on local, national, and global scales. The contextual turn, growing from past approaches in the research and practice of public health, is addressed. Geographers and public health practitioners will find it advantageous to work collaboratively toward creating healthy places. It is especially important to reconsider the senses of place from viewpoints of indigenous and nonindigenous peoples in Australia and Canada, to redefine whose health, whose place.

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“…The last comprehensive study of mortality using Sydney local government areas (LGAs) as a method of designation of SES, which was based on the 1971 census, was undertaken by Fisher in 1978.' The present study relates mortality and hospital morbidity (admissions), to various socioeconomic parameters, including a composite socioeconomic index, using local government areas in the Sydney Statistical Division.…”

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Socioeconomic correlates of mortality and hospital morbidity differentials by Local Government Area in Sydney 1985–1988

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Australian Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To determine the magnitude of differentials in mortality and hospital morbidity by Local Government Area (LGA) in Sydney (1 985-1 988), and to correlate these with LGA indicators of socioeconomic status.Design: Cross-sectional group-based comparative study of mortality and hospital separations, and a group-based correlations analysis in relation to socioeconomic indicators.Outcome measures: Mortality-life expectancy at birth, infant mortality, 0-to 4-year mortality, age-standardised 1 5-to 64-year mortality (all-cause and various causes), sex-specific (except infant and 0-to 4-year mortality). Hospital morbidity rates-0-to 4-year hospital separations, age-standardised 15-to 64-year hospital separations (all-cause and various causes), sex-specific.Study fators: Census-derived LGA proportions of immigrants, Aborigines, professionals, unskilled workers, unemployed persons, those with a university degree and those having no qualifications, and the composite Ross Indicator.Results: Considerable differences in mortality and hospital morbidity by LGA in Sydney were found. Males had higher mortality and lower rates of hospital separation than females.LGA differentials were most obvious for adults, with little variation noted for infants or children. Most socioeconomic indicators were highly correlated with adult mortality and hospital morbidity in the expected direction, particularly indicators of low socioeconomic status. The unemployment rate, proportion Aboriginal, proportion unskilled, proportion unqualified, and the Ross Indicator were the most highly correlated variables.Conclusions: There are persistent differentials by LGA in mortality and hospital morbidity in Sydney which are strongly associated with socioeconomic status. The Ross Indicator was found to be a useful composite indicator. The high correlations of mortality and hospital morbidity with the unemployment rate raise the question of to what extent this is due to illness and premature mortality in the unemployed. Monitoring of health status differentials needs to continue if progress towards Health For All targets is to be evaluated. (AwtJPublic Health 1992; 16: 305-14) he influence of social class on mortality and morbidity has been well established in many T countries over the last twenty years by individual and group studies of differentials in the health outcomes of defined populations using various measures of socioeconomic status (SES). The last comprehensive study of mortality using Sydney local government areas (LGAs) as a method of designation of SES, which was based on the 1971 census, was undertaken by Fisher in 1978.' The present study relates mortality and hospital morbidity (admissions), to various socioeconomic parameters, including a composite socioeconomic index, using local government areas in the Sydney Statistical Division.Studies The importance of accounting for SES in assessing inequalities and determining priorities in resource allocation is well known, as is SES as a confounding factor when determining he...

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Relationship of mortality to socioeconomic status and some other factors in Sydney in 1971.

Cited by 27 publications

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Public Health: People Participating in the Creation of Healthy Places

Public Health: People Participating in the Creation of Healthy Places

Public Health: People Participating in the Creation of Healthy Places

Socioeconomic correlates of mortality and hospital morbidity differentials by Local Government Area in Sydney 1985–1988

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