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A context of relative social inequality experienced by people living in different communities in conjunction with poor habits or social connectivity can have an additive effect on physical health. The effects of social context on individual health may be mediated by intervening psychosocial processes which depend on the characteristics of the social context (Hox, 1998). Social inequality can also affect health by moderating some forms of psychosocial behaviors, such as lack of social cohesion, social support or social networks. The lack of social connectivity may be enhanced by conditions of relative social inequality, and thus compound its adverse effect on health. Two statistical models are employed to explore these research questions: logistic regression at the individual level and multilevel or hierarchical linear regression which includes both individual and ecological factors.