The relationship between Income Distribution (Gini Coefficient) and Health Economy (Selected Death Rate & Causes of Death)

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Introduction
Distribution policy may absolutely or relatively effect on economy condition especially economy of the poor and disadvantaged social classes. On the other hand، since the importance and necessity of health as an undeniable right of life is evident for everybody، it can be confirmed that health is an ability which brings values for human life; in other word، health is a wealth.
Method
The present research studies the counter effects of these two important socioeconomic subjects، i. e. income- health inequality by defining two indices of health (Selected Death Rate & Reasons of Death) and income distribution index (Gini Coefficient). After explanation of model، the concerned four equations have been estimated using panel data of the years 1982-2006. E views 6 Software has been used for estimation of model coefficients. Moreover، model estimation is fixed based on POOL System and Effects Method. Health- Income equations have been estimated with two criteria of Gini Coefficient and Income Mean.
Findings
The results show that while health depends on both factors of income mean and income inequity، but according to the investigations، income inequity effects more on society health.
Conclusion
In societies with lower income inequity we see more health for the citizens. By interprovincial studies conducted on different income groups، it concluded that in provincial groups with high and low income، income inequity effects on society health and in comparison with income mean، income inequity effects more on society health.
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Persian
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Social Welfare Quarterly, Volume:11 Issue: 42, 2011
Pages:
281 to 314
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