Stats

Question 1

Poverty in the North of the Uk than the

Answer 1

South

Question 2

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

Answer 2

24% and 14%

Question 3

Life expectancy … years lower in Scotland than England

Answer 3

2 years

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Longer

Question 5

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

Answer 5

More

Question 6

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

Answer 6

140,000

Question 7

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

Answer 7

£265

Question 8

Some pensioners have a ….. pension which adds income

Answer 8

Private/workplace

Question 9

Government offer …. and other financial support

Answer 9

Winter Fuel payment

Question 10

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

Answer 10

£1000

Question 11

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

Answer 11

9

Question 12

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

Answer 12

2.5% and 10%

Question 13

State pension is £… a week

Answer 13

£113.10

Question 14

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

Answer 14

2/5

Question 15

In August 2013 there were … claimants of the state pension

Answer 15

12.8 million

Question 16

… pensioners still live in severe poverty

Answer 16

1 million

Question 17

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

Answer 17

26%

Question 18

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

Answer 18

1/3

Question 19

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

Answer 19

58%

Question 20

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

Answer 20

1 million

Question 21

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

Answer 21

£100-£300

Question 22

In winter 2013 … older people received the winter fuel payment

Answer 22

12.5 million

Question 23

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

Answer 23

4%, 96%

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Poverty

Question 25

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

Answer 25

0 degrees c | 7 days

Question 26

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

Answer 26

2 million

Question 27

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

Answer 27

32%

Question 28

Many people feel too ashamed to claim the

Answer 28

Winter fuel payment

Question 29

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

Answer 29

17%

Question 30

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

Answer 30

89000

Question 31

....% of adults smoked in 2014

Answer 31

20%

Question 32

Adult smokers in 2014 smoked an average of ... cigarettes a day

Answer 32

13.2

Question 33

Date of alcohol bill

Answer 33

2010

Question 34

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

Answer 34

8%

Question 35

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

Answer 35

6. 2 units | 1. 6 units

Question 36

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

Answer 36

5. 5 units | 3. 1 units

Question 37

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

Answer 37

23% | 17%

Question 38

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

Answer 38

1/3

Question 39

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

Answer 39

41% | 30%

Question 40

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

Answer 40

32%

Question 41

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

Answer 41

18-19

Question 42

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

Answer 42

18

Question 43

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

Answer 43

13%

Question 44

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.)

Answer 44

70% 60% 5%

Question 45

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

Answer 45

16%

Question 46

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

Answer 46

3 times

Question 47

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

Answer 47

11%

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Sudden Infant death syndrome and chronic diseases later in life

Question 49

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

Answer 49

97%

Question 50

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

Answer 50

1/5

Question 51

...% of pensioners living in severe poverty

Answer 51

7%

Question 52

Pension age is rising with ...

Answer 52

National life expectancy

Question 53

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

Answer 53

15% (30%-15%)

Question 54

... pensioners live below the poverty line

Answer 54

1.6 million

Question 55

Free personal care (community care and health act) date

Answer 55

2002

Question 56

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

Answer 56

78,000

Question 57

Loneliness can be as harmful as ... cigarettes a day

Answer 57

15

Question 58

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

Answer 58

£7,600 | £5,400

Question 59

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

Answer 59

5% | 40%

Question 60

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

Answer 60

58% | 65%

Question 61

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

Answer 61

11%

Question 62

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

Answer 62

22% | 4

Question 63

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

Answer 63

Overweight Healthier 86%

Question 64

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

Answer 64

9 million

Question 65

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

Answer 65

10%

Question 66

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

Answer 66

2014 | 2003

Question 67

In 2014 .... (fraction) adults smoked

Answer 67

1 in 5

Question 68

.... is the biggest cause of preventable death in England

Answer 68

Smoking

Question 69

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

Answer 69

1 in 2

Question 70

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

Answer 70

1/2

Question 71

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

Answer 71

49%

Question 72

Since 2011 the number of people using E cigarettes has ...

Answer 72

Tripled

Question 73

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

Answer 73

1 million

Question 74

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

Answer 74

20%

Question 75

Equality Act date

Answer 75

2010

Question 76

Wage gap is narrowing/widening

Answer 76

Narrowing

Question 77

No pay gap in starting salaries across...

Answer 77

Medicine, dentistry, engineering and technology

Question 78

Wage gap narrowing by only ...p a year on average

Answer 78

12.5p

Question 79

Wage gap set to be equal only in ...

Answer 79

2069

Question 80

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

Answer 80

£28,000 | £24,000

Question 81

Work and families act date

Answer 81

2006

Question 82

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

Answer 82

39 weeks

Question 83

Women's employment rate of ...% is the highest its ever been

Answer 83

67.2%

Question 84

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

Answer 84

17% | 28%

Question 85

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

Answer 85

2 times

Question 86

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

Answer 86

Higher

Question 87

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

Answer 87

70%

Question 88

Women only make up ...% FTSE 100 companies' board directors

Answer 88

17%

Question 89

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

Answer 89

5%

Question 90

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

Answer 90

``` Diabetes mental health childbirth coronary heart disease Stroke ```

Question 91

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

Answer 91

Twice

Question 92

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

Answer 92

Five | Three

Question 93

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

Answer 93

More | Younger

Question 94

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

Answer 94

Healthier

Question 95

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

Answer 95

36% | 21%

Question 96

Race Relations (and amendments) Act date

Answer 96

2000 & 2003

Question 97

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

Answer 97

Twice | 25