Association between regional income inequality and self rated health in those with low incomes. Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for the prevalence of (a) poor self rated health, and (b) very poor self rated health, among people with incomes in the bottom fifth for their region of residence, comparing those living in regions with the highest income inequality (category four) with those in regions with the lowest income inequality (category one), and adjusted for individual socioeconomic status*
| Poor health | Very poor health | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inequality index | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p |
| *Odds ratios adjusted for age, sex, housing tenure, social class by head of household, employment status, education, and ethnicity. | ||||||||
| GE(−1) | 1.36 (0.97 to 1.92) | 0.08 | 1.37 (0.92 to 2.02) | 0.12 | 2.56 (0.90 to 7.35) | 0.08 | 2.28 (0.78 to 6.67) | 0.13 |
| GE(0) | 1.44 (1.04 to 2.01) | 0.03 | 1.34 (0.84 to 2.16) | 0.22 | 3.00 (1.09 to 8.25) | 0.03 | 2.61 (0.92 to 7.43) | 0.07 |
| GE(1) | 1.48 (1.10 to 1.99) | 0.009 | 1.39 (1.01 to 1.93) | 0.05 | 3.36 (1.26 to 8.95) | 0.02 | 3.00 (1.09 to 8.28) | 0.03 |
| GE(2) | 1.46 (1.04 to 2.05) | 0.03 | 1.35 (0.95 to 1.91) | 0.09 | 3.64 (1.14 to 11.62) | <0.001 | 3.30 (1.00 to 10.94) | 0.05 |
| Gini coefficient | 1.57 (1.28 to 1.93) | <0.001 | 1.55 (1.24 to 1.92) | <0.001 | 3.98 (1.42 to 11.20) | 0.009 | 3.50 (1.10 to 11.17) | 0.03 |