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What is the first essay?

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CAUSES OF INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITIES

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What is the brief layout of causes of income and wealth inequalities essay?

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INTRODUCTION | GENDER | DISABILITY | ETHNICITY | CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY | CONCLUSION

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What is the detailed layout of the introduction of causes of income and wealth inequalities essay?

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FACTORS | THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE THAT GENDER IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT

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What percentage of mothers scale back hours after having a child compared to men?

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70% WOMEN | 11% MEN

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What percentage of the public think women with children should work full-time?

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7%

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How much less do those in the UK with disabilities earn per hour?

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15%

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How much higher are costs for those with disabilities?

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25%

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How many people have attempted suicide as a result of interacting with the DWP?

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13% (451 PEOPLE)

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What is something those with non traditional caucasian names have to do when applying for jobs?

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APPLY FOR 2X AS MANY

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How much less do Pakistani and Bangladeshi men earn compared to white?

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31% LESS (HOWEVER ON AVERAGE ETHNIC MINORITY WOMEN EARN MORE THAN CAUCASIAN WOMEN)

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What is the percentage of pupils in Boroughmuir High that is from the highest SIMD and how does that show in higher results compared to Gracemount High, their SIMD percentage and higher results

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BOROUGHMUIR HIGH = 87% HIGHEST SIMD | 70% 5 HIGHERS | GRACEMOUNT HIGH = 50% LOWEST SIMD | 10% 5 HIGHERS

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What percentage of those who were surveyed about EMA said that it was not influential in their decision to stay on at school?

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74%

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What is the detailed layout of the conclusion of causes of income and wealth inequalities essay?

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FACTORS | DESPITE EFFORTS, WORKING MOTHERS = MOST SIGNIFICANT INEQUALITIES

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What is the second essay?

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EFFECTS OF INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITIES

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What is the brief layout of effects of income and wealth inequalities essay?

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INTRODUCTION | WOMEN | DISABLED PEOPLE | ETHNIC MINORITIES | CHILDREN IN POVERTY

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What is the detailed layout of the introduction of the effects of income and wealth inequalities?

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FACTORS | THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE THAT WOMEN/MOTHERS SUFFER THE MOST

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What is the detailed layout of the conclusion of the effects of income and wealth inequalities?

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FACTORS | WOMEN/MOTHERS EXPERIENCE WORSE

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What is the third essay?

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HEALTH INEQUALITIES

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What is the brief layout of health inequalities essay?

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INTRODUCTION | POVERTY | POOR DIET | SMOKING | DRUGS | CONCLUSION

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What is the detailed layout of the introduction of health inequalities essay?

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FACTORS | THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE ALL LIFESTYLE CHOICES ARE EQUAL | POVERTY = WORST AFFECTED

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What percentage of people have claimed that the rising cost of energy has negatively affected their health?

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55% (25% CONFIRMED WITH A PROFESSIONAL)

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By what percentage would household income be cut by soaring energy bills?

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10% | PUSHING 3 MILLION INTO POVERTY

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How many more times expensive is healthy food over unhealthy food?

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How many children born in the UK this year will experience obesity as a result of poor diet by the time they are 65?

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How many cases of obesity has the levy prevent among girls in their final year of primary school?
MORE THAN 5,000
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What conditions can smoking cause?
CANCER | HEART DISEASE | STROKES | LUNG DISEASE | DIABETES
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How many people who have died from lung cancer were smokers?
90% (9 OUT OF 10)
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How many smokers live in the 10% most deprived areas compared to least?
1 IN 6 MOST DEPRIVED | 1 IN 20 LEAST DEPRIVED
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How many deaths do drugs cause every year in the UK?
OVER 1,300
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How much more likely are drug deaths to happen in the most deprived areas?
17x MORE
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What is the detailed layout of the conclusion of health inequalities?
PERSONAL CHOICES ARE NOT AS BIG AS POVERTY
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What is the fourth essay?
GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
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What is the brief layout of government responses essay?
INTRODUCTION | UNIVERSAL CREDIT | SCOTTISH CHILD PAYMENT | MINIMUM UNIT PRICING | SOFT DRINKS INDUSTRY LEVY (SUGAR TAX)
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What is the detailed layout of the introduction of government responses essay?
FACTORS | THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE GOVERNMENT RESPONSES = INEFFECTIVE
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How much money does Universal Credit pay?
£230-£350 MONTHLY
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How many people were on Universal Credit on the 14th July 2022?
5.7 MILLION
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What percentage increase has there been in the use of food banks?
52%
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How many adults in the UK have never used the internet?
5.9 MILLION
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How much does the Scottish Child Payment pay?
£25
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How many children across Scotland are being paid by the Scottish Child Payment?
AROUND 104,000
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How many children has the Scottish Child Payment been estimated to have the potential to lift out of poverty?
30,000
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How many days is the wait for payments?
31 WORKING DAYS
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What is the rate of child poverty?
29%
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Within the first 2 years that MUP was introduced how much did alcohol sales fall?
10%
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In 2021 how many alcohol related deaths in the UK?
22.4 DEATHS PER 100,000 PEOPLE
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What is the Soft Drinks Industry Levy?
A LEVY OF 18P A LITRE FOR DRINKS WITH 5-8G OF SUGAR PER 100ML | 24P PER LITRE FOR THOSE WITH MORE THAN 8G OF SUGAR PER 100ML
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How many kilos of sugar was removed per year from the nations diet?
48 MILLION KILOS
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What did the sugar consumption rate rise by between 2015 and 2018? As well as the amount of sugar intake from sugary foods and biscuits during 2017-18?
2.6% SUGAR CONSUMPTION | 16.3% SUGARY SWEETS/FOODS | 3.1% BISCUITS
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What is the detailed layout of the conclusion of government responses essay?
POLICIES FALL SHORT
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What is the fifth essay?
IMPACT ON GROUP - WOMEN
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What is the brief layout of impact on group - women essay?
INTRODUCTION | INEQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE | MOTHERHOOD PENALTY | HEALTH INEQUALITIES | LACK OF REPRESENTATION + DISCRIMINATION IN POLITICS | CONCLUSION
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What is the detailed introduction of the impact on group - women essay?
FACTORS | THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE WOMEN ARE IMPACTED BY INEQUALITIES IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE
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What is the gender pay gap?
15.5%
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What percentage of women are paid below the real living wage compared to men?
14% WOMEN | 9% MEN
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What is the pay gap for women aged 50 and 59?
20.8%
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How many times more likely are black women to die during childbirth than caucasian women?
4x MORE
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What is the detailed conclusion of the impact on group - women essay?
WORKPLACE = PROMINENT CONCERN | SIGNIFICANT ISSUE

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