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Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap

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<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Inequities</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Manitoba</strong>: <strong>Is</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Socioeconomic</strong> <strong>Gap</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Widen<strong>in</strong>g or Narrow<strong>in</strong>g Over Time?<br />

Table Table 9.2: E.2: <strong>Is</strong> <strong>Is</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong> socioeconomic gap gap widen<strong>in</strong>g widen<strong>in</strong>g or or narrow<strong>in</strong>g narrow<strong>in</strong>g over over time? time?<br />

Trends <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>equality <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>equality over time over for <strong>the</strong> time health and for social <strong>the</strong> health <strong>in</strong>dicatorsand<br />

social <strong>in</strong>dicators<br />

<strong>Socioeconomic</strong> gap is<br />

widen<strong>in</strong>g over time<br />

Premature Mortality Rate<br />

Potential Years of Life Lost<br />

Teen pregnancy<br />

Breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g (rural only)<br />

High school completion<br />

(urban ma<strong>in</strong>ly)<br />

Diabetes<br />

<strong>Is</strong>chemic heart disease<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>uity of care (rural only)<br />

Hospitalizations for TB (rural<br />

only)<br />

Cervical cancer screen<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Cumulative mental illness<br />

(rural only)<br />

Suicide deaths and suicide<br />

attempts (rural only)<br />

<strong>Socioeconomic</strong> gap is similar<br />

over time<br />

Under age 5 mortality<br />

High school completion (rural<br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ly)<br />

Dental Extractions (NS or<br />

possible <strong>in</strong>crease)<br />

Amputation due to diabetes<br />

Multiple Sclerosis<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>uity of care (urban only)<br />

Hospitalizations for TB (urban<br />

only—NS or possible decrease)<br />

Cumulative mental illness (urban<br />

only)<br />

Dementia<br />

Post–AMI beta–blocker<br />

prescription use<br />

<strong>Socioeconomic</strong> gap is<br />

narrow<strong>in</strong>g over time<br />

Breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g (urban only)<br />

Source: <strong>Manitoba</strong> Centre for <strong>Health</strong> Policy, 2010<br />

Table Table 9.3: E.3: <strong>Is</strong> <strong>the</strong> socioeconomic gap wider or narrower <strong>in</strong> rural or urban neighbourhood <strong>in</strong>come<br />

<strong>in</strong>come groups?<br />

Trends for Trends rural for and rural urban and urban <strong>in</strong>come <strong>in</strong>come group<strong>in</strong>gs group<strong>in</strong>gs for for <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong> health health and social and <strong>in</strong>dicators social <strong>in</strong>dicators<br />

<strong>Socioeconomic</strong> gap<br />

(<strong>in</strong>equality) is wider <strong>in</strong><br />

rural<br />

<strong>Socioeconomic</strong> gap (<strong>in</strong>equality)<br />

is similar between rural and<br />

urban<br />

<strong>Socioeconomic</strong> gap<br />

(<strong>in</strong>equality) is wider <strong>in</strong><br />

urban<br />

Compar<strong>in</strong>g rural and urban <strong>in</strong>equality over time (us<strong>in</strong>g DRR and DRD trends over time)*<br />

High school completion<br />

(higher or similar)<br />

Breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Dental extractions<br />

Diabetes<br />

Amputation due to diabetes<br />

IHD (most recent time<br />

periods)<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>uity of care<br />

Cervical cancer screen<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Under age 5 mortality<br />

Hospitalizations for TB<br />

MS<br />

Post-AMI beta-blocker prescription<br />

use<br />

PMR<br />

PYLL<br />

Teen pregnancy<br />

Cumulative mental illness<br />

Dementia<br />

Compar<strong>in</strong>g rural to urban <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> most recent time period only (us<strong>in</strong>g G<strong>in</strong>i Coefficients<br />

only)<br />

Breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Diabetes<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>uity of care<br />

Cervical cancer screen<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Under age 5 mortality<br />

High school completion<br />

Dental extraction (though a trend<br />

to higher <strong>in</strong> urban)<br />

Amputation due to diabetes<br />

IHD<br />

MS<br />

Hospitalizations for TB<br />

Suicide deaths/suicide attempts<br />

Post-AMI beta-blocker prescription<br />

use<br />

PMR<br />

PYLL<br />

Teen pregnancy<br />

Cumulative mental illness<br />

Dementia<br />

*Mixed results were seen for suicide deaths/suicide attempts over time, depend<strong>in</strong>g upon <strong>the</strong> measure.<br />

Source: <strong>Manitoba</strong> Centre for <strong>Health</strong> Policy, 2010<br />

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