d.health {QCApro} | R Documentation |
This dataset is from Blackman, Wistow and Byrne (2011), who analyze the determinants of varying progress with tackling health inequalities with respect to cancers and cardiovascular disease among a group of 27 local authority areas in England.
data(d.health)
This data frame contains 27 rows (cases) and the following 18 columns (factors):
[ , 1] | CAN | endogenous factor: | area gap for deaths before age 75 from cancers |
("1" narrowing, "0" not narrowing) | |||
[ , 2] | BC | exogenous factor: | assessments of commissioning |
("1" basic, "0" not basic) | |||
[ , 3] | SP | exogenous factor: | assessments of strategic partnership working |
("1" less than good, "0" at least good) | |||
[ , 4] | PH | exogenous factor: | assessments of public health workforce planning |
("1" less than good, "0" at least good) | |||
[ , 5] | PR | exogenous factor: | frequency of progress reviews |
("1" less frequent, "0" more frequent) | |||
[ , 6] | CH | exogenous factor: | working culture of individual commitment and champions |
("1" yes, "0" no) | |||
[ , 7] | AS | exogenous factor: | organisational culture |
("1" aspirational, "0" comfortable or complacent) | |||
[ , 8] | LI | exogenous factor: | index of multiple deprivation |
("1" lower, "0" higher) | |||
[ , 9] | HS | exogenous factor: | spend per head on cancer programmes |
("1" higher, "0" lower) | |||
[ , 10] | LC | exogenous factor: | crime rate |
("1" lower, "0" higher) | |||
[ , 11] | TS | exogenous factor: | primary care trust performance rating |
("1" higher, "0" lower) | |||
[ , 12] | CVD | endogenous factor: | area gap for deaths before age 75 from cardiovascular disease |
("1" narrowing, "0" not narrowing) | |||
[ , 13] | SC | exogenous factor: | smoking cessation services |
("1" better than basic, "0" basic) | |||
[ , 14] | PC | exogenous factor: | primary care services |
("1" better than basic, "0" basic) | |||
[ , 15] | MP | exogenous factor: | a few major programmes |
("1" yes, "0" no) | |||
[ , 16] | GL | exogenous factor: | leadership |
("1" good or excellent, "0" less than good) | |||
[ , 17] | BA | exogenous factor: | budget allocation relative to target |
("1" higher, "0" lower) | |||
[ , 18] | IM | exogenous factor: | internal migration |
("1" lower, "0" higher) |
Thiem, Alrik: collection, documentation |
Alrik Thiem (Personal Website; ResearchGate Website)
Blackman, Tim, Jonathan Wistow, and David Byrne. 2011. “A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Factors Associated with Trends in Narrowing Health Inequalities in England.” Social Science & Medicine 72 (12):1965-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.003.