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Dick - (Anna - you beat me to this! Hear tell Houston's finally out from the monsoon. miss you guys! SueB)

Below are references to Gopal Singh's work on a Socioeconomic Status Index that he developed for use at the county and tract levels based on 1990 Census. He is updating for 2000 Census.

I access The Journal of the National Cancer Institute from http://jncicancerspectrum.oupjournals.org/ but may be only for our institution.

Gopal K. Singh, Barry A. Miller, and Benjamin F. Hankey
Changing Area Socioeconomic Patterns in U.S. Cancer Mortality, 1950-1998: Part II-Lung and Colorectal Cancers
J Natl Cancer Inst 2002; 94: 916-925.

Gopal K. Singh, Barry A. Miller, Benjamin F. Hankey, Eric J. Feuer, and Linda W. Pickle
Changing Area Socioeconomic Patterns in U.S. Cancer Mortality, 1950-1998: Part I-All Cancers Among Men
J Natl Cancer Inst 2002; 94: 904-915.

best,

Sue Bell

B. Sue Bell, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
Statistical Research and Applications Branch
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd., Room 5043, MSC 8317
Bethesda, MD 20892-8317 (Normal correspondence)
Rockville, MD 20852 (Overnight courier)
Phone: 301-594-6557
Fax: 301-480-2046
bellsu@mail.nih.gov

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Subject: waphgis: deprivation index

I am interested in developing a "deprivation" index, something along the lines of one that is used in the UK, ( see http://www.avon.nhs.uk/phnet/PHinfo/understanding.htm#Deprivation ) but for US census data.

Can anyone suggest recent bibliography on this topic? Clearly this is a research interest for sociologists, demographers and geographers, but I am not familiar with their literature in this area.

Any ideas about development of a deprivation index with US Census data? Something similar to the UK site's could be made with recent census data, but has there been much use of such an index in public health? Pros/cons?

Thanks,

Richard E Hoskins PhD MPH
Spatial Epidemiology Unit
WA State Dept of Health
1102 Quince Street
Olympia, WA 98504-7812
richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov
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