Term: Gini Coefficient

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2010-10-21

Definition:

The Gini coefficient is a measure of disparity in a population. For more information, please read the Gini Coefficient concept.

Related concepts 

• Gini Coefficient
• Income Quintile Ranking Procedure
• Income Quintiles - Child Health Income Quintiles
• Income Quintiles Based on the 1996 Census
• Lorenz Curve
• Statistics for Large Databases

Related terms 

• Census Family Income

References 

• Gini C. Variabilite Mutabilita, 1912. In: Pizetti, E, et. al. (eds). Rome, IT: Libreria Eredi Virgilio Veschi; 1955.(View)
• Martens P, Brownell M, Au W, MacWiliam L, Prior H, Schultz J, Guenette W, Elliott L, Buchan S, Anderson M, Caetano P, Metge C, Santos R, Serwonka K. Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap in Health Widening or Narrowing Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Shanahan M, Gousseau C. Interprovincial Comparisons of Health Care Expenditures. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1997. [Report] [Summary] (View)