Policy-related determinants of health

Description

International comparisons can provide clues to understanding some of the important policy-related determinants of health including those related to the provision of health care services.

Usage

data(Starshi)

Format

A data frame with 13 observations on the following two variables.

Sm15F

Percentage of females who smoke at ages 15 and older.

Sm15M

Percentage of males who smoke at ages 15 and older.

All countries 1992, except Canada (1991), Spain (1993).

Details

Data on major health indicators were obtained from OECD and World Health Organization published data.

Source

Starfield, B. and Shi, L. (2002). "Policy relevant determinants of health: an international perspective". Health Policy, 60, 201–218.

Examples

	data(Starshi)
	head(Starshi)

Results