Computes the Gini coefficient as a measure of health inequality across
socioeconomic groups. The Gini ranges from 0 (perfect equality) to 1
(maximum inequality).
Usage
calc_gini(health_dist, pop_weights = NULL)
Arguments
- health_dist
Numeric vector of health values (ordered from lowest
to highest group).
- pop_weights
Optional numeric vector of population weights. If
NULL, equal weights are assumed.
Value
Gini coefficient (numeric scalar in [0, 1]).
Examples
calc_gini(c(60, 63, 66, 69, 72), pop_weights = rep(0.2, 5))
#> [1] 0.03636364