Do housing conditions impact on health inequalities between Australia's rich and poor?
Summary
Public and private renters are more likely than home owners to report fair or poor health. The direction of causality is not understood and it is unclear whether renting makes people unwell or if sick people are more likely to be renting.
Project Number: 30002
Research Theme: Housing Policies and Programs
Project Leader: Waters, Anne-Marie
Funding Year: 2000
Research Centre: RMIT-NATSEM
Research & Policy Bulletin
Issue 006: Do housing conditions make a difference to our health? A study of home ownership and renting in Australia
What are the health consequences of owning versus renting your home in Australia? This study examines the evidence of both home ownership/renting and overcrowding that can be drawn from the most recent National Health Survey.
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Description
There is some overseas evidence that housing conditions affect health status. NATSEM has recently completed an extensive study of the links between health and income, using the National Health Surveys. This project aims to extend that work by examining links between housing and health, holding income and other explanatory characteristics constant. (Previously Project 10002)More Information
Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 006: Do housing conditions make a difference to our health? A study of home ownership and renting in Australia
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Positioning Paper: No. 002: Do housing conditions impact on health inequalities between Australia's rich and poor?
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Final Report: No. 004: Do housing conditions impact on health inequalities between Australia's rich and poor?
254 KB PDF Document
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