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Social Inequality Flashcards

1
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Analyse the effects of poverty on disadvantage groups. 12 marks

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  1. Children
  2. Women
  3. Ethnic minorities
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Analyse the different lifestyle choices that may result in poor health. 12 marks

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  1. Alcohol
  2. Smoking
  3. Bad diet
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Evaluate the effectiveness of government responses to health inequalities in the uk. 12 marks

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  1. Smoking, health and social care act- Scotland 2005
  2. Obolition of prescription charges 2011
  3. Minimum pricing of alcohol-50p
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Evaluate government responses to gender inequality. 12 marks

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  1. Gender pay gap-equal pay act
  2. Glass ceiling- sex discrimination act
  3. Number of hours work- equality act
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Analyse government policies to tackle inequalities that affects a group in society more than others. 12 marks

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  1. Pensioners- income
  2. Pensioners-poor health
  3. Pensioners- cold winter
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Analyse different ideologies regarding the welfare state. 12 marks

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  1. Collectivist view
  2. Individualist view
  3. Third wing view
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the benefits system in tackling social inequality. 12 marks

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  1. Job seekers allowance
  2. Universal credit
  3. Childcare and working tax credits
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8
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Poverty is the main cause of poor health discuss. 20 marks

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  1. Where you live
  2. Lifestyle choices
  3. Children in poverty
  4. Access to medical care
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9
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In the uk how many children are in poverty

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3.5 million children in poverty
Makes up 37% of children
Or 1 in 4

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10
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By age 16 children receiving free school meals achiever what grade lower than wealthier people

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1.6 grade lower

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11
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What percentage of families would like to take children on holiday but can’t afford to

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61%

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12
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Provide evidence showing child poverty has increased

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From years 1998-2012 reduced by 1.1 mill

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13
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Provide evidence to show child poverty is expected to increase

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4.7 million expected in poverty by 2020

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14
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How much less are female median earnings compared to men

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13% less

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15
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How much less does best paid women earn from the best paid man

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20% less

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16
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What percentage of top business and national newspaper editors are women

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9%

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17
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Provide evidence showing increase in women in top jobs

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Scotland major party led by women her cabinet 50-50 split

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18
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What is the poverty rate for Pakistanis and Bangladeshis compared to whites

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Pakistanis-60%
Bangladeshis-70%
Whites-20%

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19
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What groups is more likely to own a home compared to whites

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Indians

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20
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How many more times are Pakistanis and Bangladeshis more likely than white to live in standard housing

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3x

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21
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In most deprived areas in Scotland on heaviest drinking days of the week how many units of alcohol is consumed.

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8.7

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In the least deprived areas in Scotland on heaviest drinking days of the week how many units of alcohol is consumed.

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6.5

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23
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In 2015 how much did the NHS spend on alcohol related illnesses

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£21 billion

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24
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In 2016 how many alcohol related deaths were there

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1265

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25
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What % of men committed suicide and drank before hand

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70%

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26
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What% of ling cancer deaths are related to smoking

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90%

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27
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The amount of people buying cigarettes has gone down from what to what since 1999 to 2013

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1999-30%

2013-23%

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28
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What causes 25% of deaths in Scotland

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Smoking

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29
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In 2009 how many people I’m deprived areas smoked

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41%

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30
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What can having a bad diet cause

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Heart disease
Strokes
Type 2 diabetes

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31
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What percentage of type 2 diabetes has related to having a bad diet

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90%

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32
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What percentage of males in most deprived areas are obese compared to men in least deprived area

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30%-24%

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33
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What percentage of females in most deprived areas are obese compared to those in least

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34%-19%

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34
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What has increased 18% since 2007-2013

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18%

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35
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What was introduced in 2005 to help combat smoking in Scotland

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Health and social care act

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36
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What showed a Batman’s health had improved after ban in place

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A study of them using saliva lung function and air quality tests had improved

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37
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What did the health and social care act aim to do

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Reduce health inequalities and second hand smoking

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38
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Thanks the the reduction in expose of secondhand smoking the ban could save how many lives each year

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600

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39
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What was abolished in 2011

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Prescription charges

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40
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What where prescription charges abolished

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To improve the amount of people seeking medical attention and not deterred by price

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41
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In 2007 and 2008 the number of items being dispensed for what long term conditions has increased

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Asthma
Crohn’s disease
Diabetes

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42
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Since 2011 what is the increase in number of items being dispensed for asthma

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237,000

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43
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What percentage of Scotland population have a long term condition

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2 million

40%

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44
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What policy was introduced to help combat alcoholism

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Minimum pricing of alcohol

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45
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What was the minimum price of alcohol changed to in 2012

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50p

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46
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What did the minimum pricing of alcohol change

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so people drinking at harmful levels will benefit and this is done by making the affordability of alcohol increase

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47
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Living where makes you 6x more likely to die alcohol related death

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In most deprived areas of Scotland

48
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Introducing minimum pricing of alcohol ensures fall in hospital admissions by how much

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1600 year one and 6500 by year 10

49
Q

What is the full time gender pay gap

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10%

50
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What is the part time gender pay gap

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34.5%

51
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What government response introduced to tackle gender pay gap

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Equal pay act 1970 and ammedments

52
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In 2010 how many men in low paid work

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17%

53
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In 2010 how many women in low paid jobs

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28%

54
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Describe the glass ceiling

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A phrase used to describe an invisible barrier which women face trying to access to level jobs

55
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Being what reduced female wages by 5%

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Each year a mother is abscent from work

56
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What was introduced to tackle glass ceiling

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Sex discrimination act 1975 and amendments

57
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What did sex discrimination act do

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Made it illegal to discriminate against women in terms of employment and promotion

58
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Provide evidence showing women have made progress in politics

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Female MSP’s increased 34.1%-34.9%

59
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When was Nicola sturgeon appointed first minister

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Never bet 2014

60
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What has Nicola sturgeon done

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Increased her cabinet to a 50-50 split

61
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How many women does the glass ceiling still exist for

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5600

62
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How many hours do full time men work

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44 hours per week

63
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How many hours do full time women work

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40 hours per week

64
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What government response in place to stop difference in hours worked

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Equality act 2010

65
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When did equality act come into force

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October 1 2010

66
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How many pieces of legislation does equality act bring together

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Over 116

67
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Now how many women in work

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67.2%

68
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How many women employed in 2014

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Over 14 million

69
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What percentage of women found to be employed below their potential

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54%

70
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What group in society are likely to face inequality

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Pensioners

71
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Why are pensioners likely to face poverty

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Reliant on only source income as state pension

72
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What percentage of women don’t have private pension schemes putting them at a disadvantage to makes

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70%

73
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How much is minimum pension credit a week

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£148.35 per week

74
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What benefits do pensioners get in Scotland

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Tv license free

Travel free

75
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What age does a persons body start to die

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21

76
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What % of 84+ have long standing illness

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84%

77
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What percentage of 25-49 year old has Long standing illnesses

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12%

78
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What introduced to stop health inequality in pensioners

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National health service set up in 1984

79
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In 1999/2000 how many elderly people died in winter months

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45000

80
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In 2009/2010 how many people died in the winter months

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22500

81
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What helps elderly in winter

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Winter fuel allowance/payment

82
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How much is winter payment

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£100-£300 pound tax free each year

83
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In 2015 it’s estimated to save how many lives with winter payment

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12000

84
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When do you have to be born to get winter fuel payments

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Born before or on 5 July 1953

85
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What is an ideology

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An ideology is a system in which how the government should tackle social and economic inequality

86
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What are three ideological views

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Collectivist
Individualist
Third way

87
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What does a collectivist believe

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It’s the governments job to provide for the poorly and the state should fund the services needed

88
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What does an individualist believe

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Believe people should be able to support themselves that we shouldn’t pay tax

89
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How would the government raise funds for these funds

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National insurance contributions and taxes

90
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Who is an example of a collectivist

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Jeremy Corbin

91
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When was the nhs set up

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1948

92
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What does the nhs do

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Provides a comprehensive range range of healthcare services to citizens based on ability of need and not to pay

93
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Instead of nhs what do individualsts favour

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Privatised healthcare

94
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Who is an example of an individualist

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Margaret thatcher who challenged the welfare state

95
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Indavidualists are in favour of

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Buying houses and renting from landlords instead of social housing

96
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What did labour do for another ideological view

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Labour attempted to blend individual responsibility with collective support

97
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Give an example of a third wing approach

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Working tax credits

98
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What is a third wing view

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Everyone should work and not rely on government they should change their own life

99
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What is job seekers allowance

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This is the main benefit for people who are out of work but actively looking for work

100
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What is universal credit

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Aims to replace many benefits including job seekers allowance and child tax credits with one single payment

101
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What is childcare and tax credits

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Working Tax credits means tested benefits designed to top up a low wage and make gap between benefits and employment wider

Child tax credit pays single parents to help with childcare and is encouraging to women

102
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What must you do to keep job seekers allowance

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Go to job centre every two weeks to show how you’ve been searching for a job

103
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What is the job seekers allowance rate

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From may 2017 £72.40 per week for 25+

£57.34 ages 16-24

104
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Why hasn’t job seekers allowance been effective

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4.8% of uk population still unemployed

105
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What does universal credit teach

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How to budget

106
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How has universal credit been bad

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In trial area 90% of people are in debt due to rent

107
Q

What % in 2014-15 of the uks population is in poverty

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21%

108
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How much do you get paid depending on children for child tax credits

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1 child- £122.50 per week

2+ child- £210 per week

109
Q

What’s the life expectancy for people living in most deprived are la and least deprived are for women

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Least 84

Most 75

110
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Life expectancy for men in most and least deprived areas

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Least 81

Most 70

111
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In Glasgow city centre males expected to die at what age

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72

Dorset coast 83

112
Q

Across Scotland what % of children aged 15 get 60 mins of excercise a day

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55%

113
Q

In 2013 how many people can’t afford adequate housing conditions

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18 million

114
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What amount of children live in damp homes

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2.5 million

115
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What better between private health care and nhs

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Waiting times

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