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Geographic Variations in Health - Decennial Supplement DS16
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9/8/07
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Title:
Geographic Variations in Health - Decennial Supplement DS16
National Statistics product:
Yes
Organisation (Sponsor):
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Type of contents:
Mainly data & analyses
Primary medium:
Online edition
Secondary medium/media:
Hardcopy Publication
Summary description:
This volume builds on the tradition started in the nineteenth century of undertaking in-depth analyses of mortality by area in decennial supplements to the annual statistical publications.
The volume considerably extends the coverage and range of analyses available in previous supplements. For the first time, it takes a broader view of health outcomes than are reflected by mortality alone, by including reviews of variations in congenital anomalies, cancer incidence, infant mortality, births, conceptions and abortions. It makes far more extensive use of maps to illustrate statistically significant variations. As in previous supplements, there is a strong emphasis on identifying the factors associated with geographic variation in the outcomes studied and to interpret these in terms of demographic patterns and material inequality.
To these ends, there are separate chapters summarising demographic and socio-economic influences and all analyses draw on the recently revised ONS classification of local authorities. Last, but by no means least, wherever possible the analyses of local variation are, for the first time, presented on a comparable basis for all parts of the United Kingdom. This comprehensive view has made it possible to place the geographic patterns observed in a wider context than was previously possible.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to the volume Chapter 2: Demographic background Chapter 3: Socio-economic characteristics of the people Chapter 4: Classifications used in this volume Chapter 5: Patterns and trends in fertility Chapter 6: Patterns and trends in stillbirths and infant mortality Chapter 7: Analysis of infant mortality by risk factors and by cause of death in England and Wales Chapter 8: Geographic variation in congenital anomaly notifications in England and Wales Chapter 9: Geographic patterns in cancer incidence Chapter 10: Descriptive analysis of geographic patterns and trends in adult mortality by cause of death Chapter 11: Analysis of mortality by deprivation and cause of death Chapter 12: Geographic variation in mortality by social class and alternative social classifications Chapter 13: Geographic variations in health: main findings and implications for the future Appendices
Price:
Free at ONS website Or £60.00 for hardcopy
Disaggregated by gender:
Yes
Main areas for which data is collected:
National: UK
Associated reference publications:
UK Health Statistics 2001 Life expectancy by health and local authorities 1997-99
