analyzing health equity using household survey data

As the chief economist of The World Bank notes, "...inequalities in health reflect and reinforce inequalities in other domains...." Originally written as technical notes for the Bank's Web site, chapters describe statistical methods and software used in health equity research for monitoring progress and program development in such survey areas as utilization of services and health-related behaviors. The volume includes sample designs, application examples, and data tables, but lacks an index. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)