HTHSCI 2RR3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iqvia, Child Care, Asthma
24 Sep 2018
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Income: think about what flows into the household: What ever comes in after payments for taxes (incomings) Combine them and you have a picture of wealth! Absolute poverty means having less than an objectively defined minimum. This minimum may be based on the estimated costs of basic necessities. Relative poverty means having significantly less than the rest of the population. For example, poverty might be defined as having an income a certain percentage below the average income. Subjective poverty measures poverty by asking people how much they feel they need to get by, and takes into account that responses vary by the respondent"s income. My ability to not purchase an expensive vehicle might lead me to think i"m poor. The last three digits of your postal code can help researchers make inferences about how much money you make, your quality of life, life expectancy. Code red series; certain pockets where income, wealth and health go hand in hand.
