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KMID : 0858820150320020027
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2015 Volume.32 No. 2 p.27 ~ p.37
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Relationship between local authority deprivation and activity limitation in adults aged 50 or over
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Yoon Tae-Ho
Kim Soo-Young
Yun Mi-Sook
Moon Kyung-Joo
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Abstract
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Objectives: As the increasing of the length of the lifespan, more recent policy interest are concerned with how many years of life are lived without functional disability or activity limitation. We investigated the relationship between deprivation and activity limitation at the 251 local authority level.
Methods: The data were derived from the 2010 Census 10% sample data. Crude and age-standardized activity limitation rates by gender at the ages of 50 or over and deprivation index were calculated. Mapping and multiple linear regression analysis were applied to explore relationship between area activity limitation and area deprivation.
Results: There were considerable differences in activity limitation rate across the 251 local authorities. Age-standardized activity limitation rate in both male and female were strongly associated with the level of area deprivation. Especially, low social class, male unemployment, or non-apartment residents at the local level were strong positive association with local authorities’ age-standardized activity limitation.
Conclusion: More policy attention is needed for tackling regional inequality in activity limitation among older adults.
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KEYWORD
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local authority, deprivation, activity limitation, regional inequality
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