Florida
Income Disparity: 2011
Income disparity (Gini coefficient) measures the distribution of income. It varies between 0, which reflects complete equality of income, and 1, which indicates complete inequality. Historically the United States index has varied from .386 in 1986 to .469 in 2010.(http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-02.pdf)
There is debate among the public health and economic communities as to the effect of income disparity on the health of a population. However, that need not be resolved to acknowledge that income disparity does play a factor in how a community will develop plans and take actions to change health. As such, income disparity provides a valuable description of the environment in which health improvement programs must be implemented.
The source for the data is U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Most developed European nations and Canada have Gini indices between .24 and .36. (The Gini Index, which is the Gini coefficient times 100, is reported for other countries by the Central Intelligence Agency at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html.)
The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can
affect the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of
its population, efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.
Florida
Income Disparity
(1990-2011)
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Gini coefficicent. Measure of the distribution of income. 0 is perfectly distributed, 1 is perfectly skewed to the wealthiest individual.
| Edition |
|
Rank |
Value |
|
2011 - Florida
|
|
46
|
0.474 |
