IN REPLY: I thank Davey for his letter pointing out the importance of stratification in statistical comparison. However, remoteness stratificationwas not applied in this health economic assessment because the purpose… Click to show full abstract
IN REPLY: I thank Davey for his letter pointing out the importance of stratification in statistical comparison. However, remoteness stratificationwas not applied in this health economic assessment because the purpose of this study was to estimate the economic burden of Indigenous health inequality in the Northern Territory. This normative analysis hypothesised that urban, rural and remote areas should be treated homogenously in terms of access to public housing, education, primary care, employment and justice.
               
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