PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eibner, Christine
AU  - Evans, William N.
TI  - Relative Deprivation, Poor Health Habits, and Mortality
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.XL.3.591
DP  - 2005 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 591--620
VI  - XL
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XL/3/591.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XL/3/591.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2005 Jul 01; XL
AB  - Using individual-level data on males from the 1988–91 National Health Interview Survey Multiple Cause of Death Files, we examine the impact of relative deprivation within a reference group on health. We define reference groups using combinations of state, race, education, and age. High relative deprivation in the sense of Yitzhaki is associated with a higher probability of death, worse self-reported health, higher self-reported limitations, higher body mass index, and an increased probability of taking health risks.