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Papers given at conferences

1998

*Robertson, C, Ecob, R. Simultaneous Modelling of Time Trends and Regional Variation in Mortality Rates. Paper read to Royal Statistical Society International Conference, Strathclyde University, September 1998.

Henderson, M and Ecob, R (1998). Multilevel modelling using Mlwin. Course given at STAKES Institute, Helsinki, Finland. 5th October 1998.

1997

Ecob R. Variation by city and size of postcode sector in the relationship between premature mortality and deprivation: a comparison of four major Scottish cities. Paper presented to the Glasgow/London/Bristol seminar group on health inequalities, Bristol, April 1997.

*Ecob R. Variation by city and size of postcode sector in the relationship between premature mortality and deprivation: a comparison of four major Scottish cities. Paper presented to the BSA Medical Sociology Group annual conference, York, September, 1997.

*Ecob R, Macintyre, S, West, P, Hunt, K, Ford, G. Effects of residence on health related behaviours in the West of Scotland twenty-07 study. Paper to the European Union Public Health Association annual meeting. Pamplona, Spain, November 1997.

1996

Ecob R & Davey Smith, G. Income and Health: What is the shape of the relationship? Paper presented to the Glasgow/London/Bristol seminar group on health inequalities. March 1996.

Ecob R & McCarron, P. and Davey Smith, G. Increasing socio-economic differentials in mortality between 1981 and 1991: are accidents and suicides the reason? Scottish/Swedish/Finnish Group workshop on ‘Inequalities in Health’. Edzell, Scotland, May 1996

*Ecob, R. & Jones, K. Multilevel modelling of Mortality in England and Wales; does place affect mortality given personal circumstances? Fourth International Social Science Methodology Conference (Essex ‘96) Essex, July 1996.

*Ecob R & Davey Smith, G. Income and Health: What is the shape of the relationship? Presentation and background paper given to the ESMS 6th Biennial conference, ‘Health and Social Change in the integration of Europe’ Budapest, Hungary, August 1996.

1994

*Ecob, R & Surridge, P. Multilevel analysis of the effects of area of residence on health outcomes: findings from two waves of data from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Multilevel Modelling: a conference and workshop. Portsmouth, September 1994.

1993

Ecob, R. Marital dissolution, health behaviours and health: ideas for research using Twenty-07 and other data. Scottish/Swedish/Finnish Group workshop on ‘Inequalities in Health’. Tvarmine, Finland. December 1993.

1992

Ecob, R. Effects of area of residence on health. MRC Medical Sociology Scottish/Swedish/Finnish Group workshop on ‘Inequalities in Health’. Glasgow, March 1992.

*Ecob, R. & Jamieson B. A multilevel analysis of interviewer effects on health survey. 21st Anniversary International Conference of the Study Group on Computers in Survey analysis. Bristol, September 1992.

1990

*Ecob, R., Macintyre, S. & West, P. Bias and reliability of proxy in relation to self-reporting in the absence and presence of replication: are mothers better proxy reporters than fathers? International Conference on Measurement Errors in Surveys. Tucson Arizona. November, 1990.

* denotes involves peer review of abstract prior to acceptance