Are manual workers at higher risk of death than non-manual employees when living in Swedish municipalities with higher income inequality?

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that manual workers are at higher risk of death than are non-manual employees when living in municipalities with higher income inequality. Design: Hierarchical regression was used for the analysis were individuals were nested within municipalities according to the...

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Published in:	European journal of public health Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 139 - 144
Main Authors:	Henriksson, Göran, Allebeck, Peter, Weitoft, Gunilla Ringbäck, Thelle, Dag
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01.04.2007
Subjects:	Adult Affluence attempted suicide Census Censuses Cities Death & dying Employees Employment - classification Employment - economics Employment - statistics & numerical data Employment/classification/economics/statistics & numerical data Families & family life Family income Female Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa och socialmedicin Hierarchies Humans Hypotheses Income Income - classification Income - statistics & numerical data Income distribution Income inequalities Income inequality Income/classification/statistics & numerical data Male Manual workers Middle Aged Mortality Municipalities Myocardial infarction Occupational Diseases - mortality Occupations - classification Occupations - economics Occupations - statistics & numerical data Occupations/classification/economics/statistics & numerical data Parasuicide Poisson Distribution Population Poverty Areas Public health Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine Residence Characteristics - classification Risk Risk assessment Risk Factors Social Class socio-economic position Socioeconomic conditions Socioeconomic factors Socioeconomics Sweden Sweden - epidemiology Urban Health - statistics & numerical data Vulnerable Populations - statistics & numerical data Workload - statistics & numerical data Sweden socio-economic position Sweden attempted suicide income inequality myocardial infarction
ISSN:	1101-1262, 1464-360X
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