Resources for measuring health inequalities

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Resource: Area-Level Equity Stratiﬁers Using PCCF and PCCF+ (PDF)

Resource: Equity Stratiﬁer Inventory (XLSX)

Resource: Calculating Stratified Rates and Inequality Measures: Methodology and Code in SAS and R (PDF)

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June 9, 2022 — CIHI has developed several resources to help you analyze and report on health inequalities through equity stratification. Equity stratification is the process of dividing data into population subgroups for analysis, based on demographic, social, economic or geographic descriptors (also known as stratifiers). The materials on this page identify commonly used stratifiers, data sources and analytical methods that can be applied to your own work.

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Equity stratifiers

This page includes several documents outlining pan-Canadian guidance for reporting on 8 equity stratifiers: age, sex at birth, gender, income, geographic location, racialized group, Indigenous identity and education.

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Area-Level Equity Stratiﬁers Using PCCF and PCCF+

This guide summarizes key information and considerations for measuring health inequalities using an area-level approach and Statistics Canada’s PCCF and PCCF+ tools.

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Equity Stratiﬁer Inventory

Use the Equity Stratifier Inventory to see which embedded and area-level equity stratifiers are available within selected CIHI and Statistics Canada health data.

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Calculating Stratified Rates and Inequality Measures: Methodology and Code in SAS and R

This guide provides SAS and R macros that you can use for analyzing health inequalities, as well as methodology notes, formulas and considerations for reporting your results.

Download the guide (PDF)