Inégalités de santé liées à l’immigration et capital social : une analyse en décomposition

Health Inequalities Related to Immigration and Social Capital: A Decomposition Analysis This article explores the contribution of social capital to health disparities between French born and migrant populations, based on the 2006 and 2008 French Health, Health Care and Insurance Survey. The use of Fairlie’s decomposition method shows that 38,7% of health disparities between both populations is due to differences in the distribution of observable characteristics. Although age has a negative contribution on health disparities, findings indicate that social capital has the main contribution (53,9%) alongside income (42,5%) and occupation status (16%).