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1
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Poverty in the North of the Uk than the

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South

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2
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…% of households in Dundee live in relative poverty compared to …% in East Refrewshire

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24% and 14%

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3
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Life expectancy … years lower in Scotland than England

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2 years

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4
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People in rural areas live longer/shorter than those in urban areas

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Longer

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5
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More/less money is spent on healthcare in areas with lower life expectancies

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More

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6
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In Scotland … pensioners have no other income than state pension and other social benefits

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140,000

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7
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In 2011/12 the average net income cost for pensioners was £… a week

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£265

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8
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Some pensioners have a ….. pension which adds income

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Private/workplace

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9
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Government offer …. and other financial support

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Winter Fuel payment

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10
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School trips cost on average £….. a year for a family with children at secondary school

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£1000

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11
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Sudden Infant Death syndrome occurs … times more often in the poorest families compared with the richest

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9

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12
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…% of pupils from the poorest families get 3 A passes at higher compared to the average of around …

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2.5% and 10%

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13
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State pension is £… a week

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£113.10

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14
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Around … of pensioners entitled to a pension don’t claim it

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2/5

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15
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In August 2013 there were … claimants of the state pension

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12.8 million

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16
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… pensioners still live in severe poverty

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1 million

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17
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…% of older people reported in a survey that they were “just getting by” financially

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26%

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18
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Over … of older people aged 60+ are worried about the cost of living

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1/3

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19
Q

Fuel poverty is increasing and is at …% for single pensioner

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58%

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20
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Nearly …. people aged 65+ have had to cut back on food to pay utility bills

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1 million

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21
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Winter fuel payment is an annual payment of around £…-£…

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£100-£300

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22
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In winter 2013 … older people received the winter fuel payment

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12.5 million

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23
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…% of pensioners don’t think they keep their homes adequately warm but on the positive side …% (majority) do

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4%, 96%

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24
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Some people argue that actually pensioners are less likely to be in relative and absolute low …….

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Poverty

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25
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Cold weather payment is paid to those in need when the local temperature is recorded or forecast to be an average of … degrees c or below over …. consecutive days

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0 degrees c

7 days

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26
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Over … older people in receipt of the pension credit received the payment in the early winter of 2012

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2 million

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27
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Around ….% of older people in 2010 didn’t claim it because they didn’t know how or believed they weren’t eligible

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32%

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28
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Many people feel too ashamed to claim the

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Winter fuel payment

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29
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…% drop in heart attack admissions in 9 hospitals studied, just a year after the smoking ban

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17%

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30
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Around ….. people quit smoking in the period 2007-2011

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89000

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31
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….% of adults smoked in 2014

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20%

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32
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Adult smokers in 2014 smoked an average of … cigarettes a day

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13.2

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33
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Date of alcohol bill

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2010

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34
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Between 2011 and 2012 drink sales were ……% lower than in 2009

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8%

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35
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Average weekly alcohol consumption dropped by …. units for men and …. units for women from 2014

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  1. 2 units

1. 6 units

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36
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In 2014 men still drank an average of … units on their heaviest drinking day and … for women

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  1. 5 units

3. 1 units

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37
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…% of men and …% of women in 2013 were classed as hazardous drinkers

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23%

17%

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38
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Over …. (fraction) of the population are 50+ years old

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1/3

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39
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…% of elderly people meet the recommended 5 fruit and veg a day compared to only …% of under 65

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41%

30%

40
Q

In 2008 …% of people aged 65+ who were admitted to hospital were malnourished

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32%

41
Q

Those who are NEET at the age of …-…had the lowest results in exams at age 11 and in their GCSEs

A

18-19

42
Q

In 2005 Ontario introduced strategies for reducing the amount of people NEET including raising the legal age to leave school to … and giving court sanctions to those who didn’t comply

A

18

43
Q

…% increase in diploma graduation rates between 2004 and 2010 (U.K.)

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13%

44
Q

In 2006-2009 unemployed families had around …% of working age adults in households below …% of median income after housing costs compared to around …% of full-time working families (U.K.)

A

70%
60%
5%

45
Q

Having 4 more years of schooling (up to age 25) relates to a …% reduction in mortality rates and reduces risk of heart disease and diabetes

A

16%

46
Q

Young men who are NEET are … times more likely to suffer from depression than their peers (U.K.)

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3 times

47
Q

…% of 16-25 year olds who were unemployed said that they had “turned to alcohol” as a result of their unemployment (survey)(U.K.)

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11%

48
Q

Children born in poor households are more likely to have a low birth weight which is linked to diseases such as..

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Sudden Infant death syndrome and chronic diseases later in life

49
Q

…% of all pensioners received the state pension in 2011/12

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97%

50
Q

Only … (fraction) people know enough about pensions to decide how to pay for retirement

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1/5

51
Q

…% of pensioners living in severe poverty

A

7%

52
Q

Pension age is rising with …

A

National life expectancy

53
Q

Since 1997/98 the number of pensioners in poverty has fallen by around …%

A

15% (30%-15%)

54
Q

… pensioners live below the poverty line

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1.6 million

55
Q

Free personal care (community care and health act) date

A

2002

56
Q

According to health secretary Shona Robison “free personal care currently benefits around …. older people in Scotland”

A

78,000

57
Q

Loneliness can be as harmful as … cigarettes a day

A

15

58
Q

Free personal care costs the government £…. per head a year where it only used to cost £…. a decade ago

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£7,600

£5,400

59
Q

Only around …% receive it despite …% of the elderly having long standing illnesses

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5%

40%

60
Q

In 2014 …% of women and …% of men were overweight or obese

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58%

65%

61
Q

Prevalence of obesity has increased by …% from 1993 to 2014

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11%

62
Q

Obesity related hospital admissions were …..% less in 2014/15 than 2011/12 but … times more than2004/05

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22%

4

63
Q

The Scottish health survey of 2010 showed

  • a decrease of people classed as ….
  • children have a …. diet than they used to
  • …% of children were still failing to eat enough fruit and veg
A

Overweight
Healthier
86%

64
Q

Over …. people in England drink more than the recommended limits

A

9 million

65
Q

Alcohol makes up …% of disease and death in the U.K.

A

10%

66
Q

Both women and men drink less on their heaviest drinking day in …. than ….

A

2014

2003

67
Q

In 2014 …. (fraction) adults smoked

A

1 in 5

68
Q

…. is the biggest cause of preventable death in England

A

Smoking

69
Q

… (fraction) smokers will die from a smoking related disease

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1 in 2

70
Q

Since 1994 the number of smoking adults has decreased by over …

A

1/2

71
Q

Lung cancer rates are …% higher in Scotland than in England and Wales

A

49%

72
Q

Since 2011 the number of people using E cigarettes has …

A

Tripled

73
Q

Over ….. hospital admissions related to alcohol consumption in 2012-13

A

1 million

74
Q

Deaths from liver disease have risen by ….% in a decade

A

20%

75
Q

Equality Act date

A

2010

76
Q

Wage gap is narrowing/widening

A

Narrowing

77
Q

No pay gap in starting salaries across…

A

Medicine, dentistry, engineering and technology

78
Q

Wage gap narrowing by only …p a year on average

A

12.5p

79
Q

Wage gap set to be equal only in …

A

2069

80
Q

Graduate starting salaries in the healthcare profession are £… for men compared to £… for women

A

£28,000

£24,000

81
Q

Work and families act date

A

2006

82
Q

Work and families act entitled women to … weeks of maternity pay

A

39 weeks

83
Q

Women’s employment rate of …% is the highest its ever been

A

67.2%

84
Q

In 2010 …% of men were in low paid work compared to …% of women

A

17%

28%

85
Q

Almost … times as many women are actively seeking paid employment than men

A

2 times

86
Q

For part-time work, both the median and mean gross hourly earnings (excluding overtime) were higher/lower for women than men in 2014

A

Higher

87
Q

Approximately …% of people who have minimum wage jobs are women

A

70%

88
Q

Women only make up …% FTSE 100 companies’ board directors

A

17%

89
Q

On average, each year mother is off from work, her wages reduce by about …%

A

5%

90
Q

Race for health is an initiative run by England and Wales to reduce inequality in race in ……

A 
Diabetes 
mental health 
childbirth 
coronary heart disease 
Stroke
91
Q

Young Asian women are …. as likely to commit suicide than young white women

A

Twice

92
Q

Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are over … times as likely to have diabetes and Indians …. times more likely than their white counterparts

A

Five

Three

93
Q

Black minority ethnic groups are more/less likely to report ill-health and it often starts at a younger/older age than whites

A

More

Younger

94
Q

2012 survey suggests that black and Asian families are significantly more obese/healthier than white people

A

Healthier

95
Q

…% of people fro white ethnic groups had long-standing illnesses in 2012 compare to …% of non-white groups

A

36%

21%

96
Q

Race Relations (and amendments) Act date

A

2000 & 2003

97
Q

Blacks felt their colour was … as likely as Asians to be the reason for not getting a job while it was … times more likely as a white person

A

Twice

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