SEP

Question 1

the determinants of SEP must be:

Answer 1

objective, measurable, and meaningful

Question 2

why measure SEP

Answer 2

• to quantify the level of inequality within or
  between societies
• highlight changes to population structures over
  time, between Census periods or even between
  generations!
  – to help understand the relationship between health and other social variables (age, sex, ethnicity)
  – associated with health and life chances for as long as social groups have existed

Question 3

measuring SEP for individuals

Answer 3

• Education
• Income
• Occupation
• Housing
• Assets and wealth

Question 4

measuring SEP for populations

Answer 4

Area measures
– Deprivation
– Access
Population measures
– Income inequality
– Literacy rates
– Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita

Question 5

what do the individual factors on the rainbow model represent for SEP

Answer 5

your education, your income, your assets/wealth, your occupation, your health

Question 6

your parents’ education is part of which level on the rainbow model

Answer 6

Social and Community influences

Question 7

how do we measure living and working conditions

Answer 7

area based measures (NZdep, IMD), GCH

Question 8

what does GCH measure

Answer 8

Classifies neighbourhoods on a scale from ‘Urban 1’ to ‘Urban 2’ based on population size, and from “Rural 1’ to ‘Rural 3’ based on drive time to their closest major, large, medium, and small urban areas

Question 9

global determinants on the rainbow model measure:

Answer 9

income inequality
national income
* GDP
literacy Rates
free trade agreements