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Ngā awe o te hauora: Socioeconomic Determinants of Health

Socioeconomic position is a major determinant of health. Deprivation is presented as an area-based measure of socioeconomic position, followed by specific individual socioeconomic indicators.

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Deprivation
Deprivation is an area based measure of socioeconomic position.
Socioeconomic indicators
Individual socioeconomic factors (in education, employment, income levels, home ownership, household crowding and living in a household without access to telephone and/or a car) influence the health status of whānau.