Age structure, occupation type, education and environmental pollution

Question 1

How does age structure contribute towards wealth?

Answer 1

Old people are more likely to suffer from age-related diseases
UK has an ageing population

Question 2

How does occupation type affect health?

Answer 2

Manual job, 3 times more likely to suffer from poor health, than a non-manual job
Higher risk of accidents
Non-manual jobs are more likely to suffer from stress

Question 3

How does education affect health?

Answer 3

Better educated, means healthier lifestyle
Poor education means poor knowledge
2003, 18.8% of working age in north-east England and 10.7% in South-west England had no qualifications

Question 4

How does environmental pollution affect health?

Answer 4

Polluted areas, more likely to have poor health
London has high respiratory diseases
Cornwall has better health