This paper analyses Brazilian socio-economic inequalities in health through the measurement of concentration indices for the variable self-assessed health status. Data used were taken from the 1996/97 Living Standard Measurement Study (LSMS). In summary, as far as socio-economic status variable distinction is concerned, it should be stressed that the degree of inequalities found when stratification was based on household total income per equivalent adult was slightly higher than that found when stratification was based on household total consumption expenditure per equivalent adult. The differences cited were shown statistically significant. With reference to the construction of equivalence scales for each household, one generally finds that the results are robust in relation to the different values used. The indices found for self-assessed health status reveal that health inequalities favour the richer.
