Health Inequalites

Question 0

What is absolute poverty?

Answer 0

Consistent across all countries.
Indicators are dirty water, lack of sanitation, shelter, poor nutrition and insufficient calories. Lack of essential medical and maternity care. No access to information

Question 1

What is relative poverty?

Answer 1

Defined in relation to a measure in the country where the person lives. Relative poverty is less than 60% of national median.
Deep poverty less than 40%.

Question 2

What is the social gradient?

Answer 2

Social gradient is how life expectancy is closely linked with social class and employment.

Question 3

What is life course?

Answer 3

Life course is the accumulation of dis/advantage from before birth is carried throughout life effective health and life expectancy.

Question 4

What are the Whitehall studies?

Answer 4

Whitehall studies show evidence of social gradient. Poor social status is more biologically stressful and in poorer physical and mental health.

Question 5

What is the nation statistics tic socio economic classification?

Answer 5

(NS-SEC) is a scale that determines a persons class by the job that they have.