Socioeconomic factors, ethnicity and alcohol-related mortality in regions in Slovakia. What might a tree analysis add to our understanding?

Katarina Rosicova; Andrea Madarasova Geckova; Martin Rosic; Niko Speybroeck; Johan W. Groothoff; Jitse P. van Dijk

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.01.004

Socioeconomic factors, ethnicity and alcohol-related mortality in regions in Slovakia. What might a tree analysis add to our understanding?

Katarina Rosicova^*, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Martin Rosic, Niko Speybroeck, Johan W. Groothoff, Jitse P. van Dijk

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Abstract

Regional differences differences in alcohol-related mortality might reflect strong socioeconomic differences between regions. The present study examines the contribution of education, unemployment, income and minority proportion on regional differences in alcohol-related mortality for inhabitants aged 20-64 years. Linear regression analysis and a non-parametric regression tree analysis were used separately for males and females. The unemployment rate and low education appeared as important determinants of regional alcohol-related mortality, while the proportion of Roma and income were not significantly associated with alcohol-related mortality among males in Slovak districts. A district's unemployment rate was assumed to be the strongest predictor of the outcome measure. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	701-709
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health & Place
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.01.004
Publication status	Published - May-2011

Keywords

Alcohol-related mortality
Regional differences
Roma population
Socioeconomic indicators
MATERIAL DEPRIVATION
ROMA POPULATION
LEADING CAUSES
HEALTH
MEN
INEQUALITIES
SYSTEMS
BURDEN
GENDER
DEATH

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author = "Katarina Rosicova and Geckova, {Andrea Madarasova} and Martin Rosic and Niko Speybroeck and Groothoff, {Johan W.} and {van Dijk}, {Jitse P.}",

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