Does the region you live in make a difference for your health? - ARCHIVED

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The objective of this study was to analyse the influence of community on individual health. The new Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was used to derive individual health variables for Canadian residents aged 18 or older while community-level data were obtained from the Canadian 1996 Census of Population. Weighted logistic multilevel models and principal component analysis were used to analyse these data. After controlling for individual variables, there was little variation between communities. However, the influence of the community was more important for people with low family income than those with higher income.

Issue Number: 2002001
Author(s): Berthelot, Jean-Marie; Ross, Nancy; Tremblay, Stéphane
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CD-ROMSeptember 13, 2004
PDFSeptember 13, 2004