Experimental Evidence (Socio-Economic Status & Health)

Question 1

WHO Statistics - income and life expectancy

Answer 1

Suggests the higher your income the longer your life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. Low-income LE=62, HLE=53. High-income LE=79, HLE=70

Question 2

Black Report, 1980 - unskilled vs professional death rate

Answer 2

Showed that unskilled death rate was twice that of professional death rate

Question 3

Scottish Gov Stats - life expectancy

Answer 3

Average life expectancy: 
Low income male = 70
High income male= 81
Low income female=77
High income female=84

Question 4

Whitehall Study - work stress

Answer 4

Found association between stress at work and double the risk factor for heart disease.
However sample had narrow band of overall economic spectrum

Question 5

Crossely, 2000 - health and socioeconomic status

Answer 5

Income not sufficient to explain link between health and SES as smoking is more expensive than a gym membership

Question 6

Hemingway, 1999 - societal factors and CHD

Answer 6

Low control in work, low social support and hostility all related to CHD

Question 7

Lupien, 2000 - mother and children SES relationship

Answer 7

Socio-economic status of mother and her depressive state impacts offspring cortisol levels

Question 8

Marmot and Wilkinson, 2001 - perception of inequality

Answer 8

Absolute differences not as important as perception of inequality