U1 Health inequalities Flashcards
1
Q
Smoking individualist
A
9,000 smoking related deaths, ASH Scotland
2
Q
Smoking collectivist
A
People in the least affluent areas smoke 4x as much as those in her
3
Q
Alcohol individuals
A
Alcohol kills 40 Scot’s a week
4
Q
Alcohol collectivist
A
Alcohol specific death rate was more than 4x higher for poorest 10% than richest 10%
5
Q
Diet individualists
A
2/3rds of UK is overweight, 1/3rd of UK is obese
6
Q
Diet collectivists
A
1/3 of people in least affluent areas are obese, 1/5 in most affluent areas are obese
7
Q
Drugs
A
Scotland is regarded as the drug death capital of Europe
8
Q
Men
A
Men are 3x more likely to commit suicide than women
9
Q
poverty
A
a million smoking households within the uk were living below the poverty line
