Ballas, Dimitris and Clarke, Graham and Dorling, Danny and Rigby, Jan and Wheeler, Ben (2006) Using geographical information systems and spatial microsimulation for the analysis of health inequalities. Health Informatics Journal, 12 (1). pp. 65-79. ISSN 1460-4582

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The paper presents a spatial microsimulation approach to the analysis of health inequalities. A dynamic spatial microsimulation model of Britain, under development at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield, uses data from the censuses of 1971, 1981 and 1991 and the British Household Panel Survey to simulate urban and regional populations in Britain. Geographical information systems and spatial microsimulation are used for the analysis of health inequalities in British regions in a 30 year simulation. The interdependencies between socio-economic characteristics and health variables such as limiting long-term illness are discussed. One of the innovative features of the model is the estimation of variables such as household income at the small area level, which can then be used to classify individuals. The health situation of different simulated individuals in different areas is investigated and the role of socio-economic characteristics in determining health is evaluated.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	geographical information systems; income and health inequalities; small area microdata; spatial microsimulation;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography
Item ID:	12214
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458206061217
Depositing User:	Jan Rigby
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2020 16:51
Journal or Publication Title:	Health Informatics Journal
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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