Health Inequalities

Question 1

Factors

Answer 1

• geographic location
• social class
• demographics
• lifestyle choices

Question 2

Geographic location

Answer 2

• areas of greatest poverty (W. o. S, Wales, N. o. E, N.I)
• areas of high unemployment / social deprivation / poor health
• mostly former manufacturing areas
• New Towns
• violence -> mental health issues
• East Killbride
• Mental Health Foundation - mental health problems -> physical health problems

Question 3

Social Class

Answer 3

• wealthy = better health / lower death rates / longer life expectancy
• wealth inequality
• wealthiest 10% of Glasgow - lower life expectancy than the same group in other cities
• people in persistent poverty = more likely to have ill health
• lack of social mobility
• Resolution Foundation = poor-quality housing is more concentrated among low-income families
• Awaab Ishak

Question 4

Demographics

Answer 4

• women live longer by 5 yrs
• England: average woman = 1/4 of her life in ill-health
  average man = 1/5 of his life in ill-health
• being the primary breadwinner = bad for men’s health
• 2013
  male life expectancy @ birth = 77.1
  female life expectancy @ birth = 81.2
• women in well-off areas from 81.2 - 83.5 years
  women in poorer areas from 78.9 - 80 years

Question 5

Lifestyle Choices

Answer 5

• smoking / lack of fruit & veg = high in deprived communities
• diet = affects mental / emotional health
• low income groups = less physically active
• CHD = 50% higher in 1st gen South Asians
• Muslims cannot consume alcohol = less liver / heart disease
• Pakistani / Bangladeshi = 50% worse than white British