| Variable | Measurement | Era | SPSS code | N | Source |
| Dispersion in self rated health | Standard deviation of self rated health | 1980 | SD_Health_80 | 23 | WVS1 item 83 |
| 1990-91 | SD_Health_90 | 40 | WVS2 item 83 | ||
| 1995-98 | SD_Health_96 | 49 | WVS3 item 11 | ||
| 1990s | SD_Health_90s | 65 | Mean 1990, 96 | ||
| Dispersion in self rated mental health | Standard deviation BDI | 1974-99 | SD_BDI1_93 | 20 | Van Hemert 2002, table 1 |
| 1988-99 | SD_BDI2_95 | 13 | Van Hemert 2002, table 2 | ||
| 1984-97 | SD_BDI3_85 | 8 | Van Hemert 2002, table 3 | ||
| Dispersion in length-of-life | Spread of death rate by age in gini1; males only | 1956-67 | GiniYearsLivedM_60 | 22 | Ultee 1988: 337 |
| 1977-83 | GiniYearsLivedM_80 | 21 | Ultee 1988: 337 | ||
| Spread of death rate by age in gini2; all | 1960 | GiniYearsLived_60 | 26 | World Database of Happiness | |
| 1968 | GiniYearsLived_68 | 31 | |||
| 1979-91 | GiniYearsLived_80 | 28 | Own computation on UN-DY | ||
| Spread of death rate by age in gini3; all, age-standardized | 1979-83 | GiniYearsLived_81 | 31 | LeGrand 1987: 190 |
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Related topics: Inequality in happiness Inequality in longevity |
Related themes: Health Inequality |
States of Nations is an inventory of country characteristics. It is part of the World Database of Happiness
Keywords added: Cross-national, Physical health, Equality, Equity, Disparity, Deprivation, Inequity, Social inequality