Wagstaff A, Paci P, van Doorslaer E
School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K.
Soc Sci Med. 1991;33(5):545-57. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90212-u.
This paper offers a critical appraisal of the various methods employed to date to measure inequalities in health. It suggests that only two of these--the slope index of inequality and the concentration index--are likely to present an accurate picture of socioeconomic inequalities in health. The paper also presents several empirical examples to illustrate of the dangers of using other measures such as the range, the Lorenz curve and the index of dissimilarity.
本文对迄今为止用于衡量健康不平等的各种方法进行了批判性评估。研究表明，其中只有两种方法——不平等斜率指数和集中指数——可能准确反映健康方面的社会经济不平等状况。本文还列举了几个实证例子，以说明使用其他衡量方法（如极差、洛伦兹曲线和差异指数）的风险。
