Meanwhile, a 2000study(Kahn et. al) found that in states with high levels of income inequality, low-income women were 60 percent more likely to report depressive symptoms and 80 percent more likely to report fair or poor health as compared to low-income women in low-income-inequality states.
A 2001 pag-aaral (Lochner et. al) natagpuan na ang mga indibiduwal na nakatira sa mga estado na may isang mataas na antas ng kita hindi pagkakapareho ay sa isang 12 porsiyento mas mataas na peligro ng dami ng namamatay.