Measuring resource inequalities: The concepts and methodology for an area-based Gini coefficient

Measuring resource inequalities: the concepts and methodology for an area-based Gini coefficient

Although inequalities in income and expenditure are relatively well researched, comparatively little attention has been paid, to date, to inequalities in resource use. This is clearly a shortcoming when it comes to developing informed policies for sustainable consumption and social justice. This paper describes an indicator of inequality in resource use called the AR-Gini. The AR-Gini is an are...

A Rethink on Measuring Health Inequalities Using the Gini Coefficient

Objective: We show that a standardized Gini coefficient that takes into account the feasible range of health inequality for a given health attribute is a better instrument than the normal Gini coefficient for quantifying inter-individual health inequality. Methods: The standardized Gini coefficient is equal to the normal Gini coefficient divided by the maximal attainable Gini coefficient, which...

Measuring health inequalities: Gini coefficient and concentration index.

Equality of Medical Health Resource Allocation in China Based on the Gini Coefficient Method

BACKGROUND The Chinese government is trying to achieve the goal of "universal access to basic health care services". However, the inequality of the distribution of health care resources across the country is the biggest obstacle. This paper aims to explore these inequalities and the extent to which the method of analysis influences the perception. METHODS The indicators of health care resourc...

An approximation to the Gini coefficient for a population based on sparse information for sub- groups