A spatial analysis of health status in Britain, 1991-2011



Dearden, Emily K, Lloyd, Christopher D and Catney, Gemma
(2019) A spatial analysis of health status in Britain, 1991-2011. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 220. pp. 340-352.

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Abstract

Using Census-derived data for consistent spatial units, this paper explores how the population of Britain in 1991, 2001 and 2011 was spatially structured by self-reported health including exploring the trajectories of change. This paper uses consistent small area units to examine the changing spatial structure of census-derived Limiting, Long-Term Illness (LLTI) in Britain over the twenty year period and utilises the 2011 Office for National Statistics Output Area Classification (OAC) as a geodemographic indicator. The results allow the geography of change to be captured, highlighting how health is inextricably linked to geography, demonstrating quantitatively a complex, yet distinctive, spatial organisation of health inequalities within Britain. Overall decreasing unevenness values, coupled with increased positive spatial association suggests that neighbouring areas have become more similar over time - the distinction between areas characterised by poor health or by good health is decreasing.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Limiting long term illness, Health, Spatial, Inequalities, Segregation, Clustering, Great Britain, Census
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2018 12:12
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:11
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.11.014
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.11.014
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3029191