Mid-point for open-ended income category and the effect of equivalence scales on the income-health relationship

Revista de Saúde Pública

Roger Keller Celeste¹  João Luiz Bastos¹ 

关键词: Dental Health Surveys;    Statistics as Topic;    Income;    Economics;    Oral Health;    Inquéritos de Saúde Bucal;    Estatística como Assunto;    Renda;    Economia;    Saúde Bucal;    Encuestas de Salud Bucal;    Estadística como Assunto;    Renta;    Economía;    Salud Bucal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004388

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To estimate the mid-point of an open-ended income category and to assess the impact of two equivalence scales on income-health associations. Data were obtained from the 2010 Brazilian Oral Health Survey ( Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde Bucal – SBBrasil 2010). Income was converted from categorical to two continuous variables ( per capita and equivalized) for each mid-point. The median mid-point was R$ 14,523.50 and the mean, R$ 24,507.10. When per capita income was applied, 53% of the population were below the poverty line, compared with 15% with equivalized income. The magnitude of income-health associations was similar for continuous income, but categorized equivalized income tended to decrease the strength of association.

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