A nyugat–kelet és a centrum–periféria relációk a hazai egészségegyenlőtlenségek alakulásában
Western-Eastern and Central-Peripheral Relations in the Evolution of Health Inequalities After the Crisis in Hungary in the 1990s

Summary/Abstract: The interpretation of the social factors defining health inequalities presumes that during a crisis, not only does the labour market position and the level of income count from a health point of view, also the level and growth of already existing social and health inequalities count. How did the economic regime and the appearance of unemployment influence life chances after 1990? Do regional differences unequivocally prove a western– eastern split in health inequalities? Does favourable socio-economic environment and low unemployment always mean better life chances? To answer these questions, we used regional analytical methods. In order to explain cause-and-effect correspondences, we justified the link between unemployment and life chances with regression calculations. The micro-regional difference between the most and least favourable average life expectancy at birth is 7.1 years, which is larger than in the counties (3.1 years). The connection between unemployment and life expectancy is of medium-strength on the level of micro-regions, and from 2009 to 2010 it has become stronger, especially in the case of males’ life span. Fundamentally, socio-economic environment and quality of life influence health conditions; therefore, the current task is to interpret the inequalities of healthrelated quality of life within Hungary, from the national level through the county level to the level of microregions and settlements

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