SOC 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Coronary Artery Disease, Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis
31 Dec 2018
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Disparities in income: people who are are poor are more likely to report serious chronic illness and premature deaths. Links between low income and unhealthy behaviours" eg smoking. Income inequality related to education and occupation, are possible determinants and consequences of class position (najman & lupton 1995) The prevalence of some chronic diseases was substantially higher among adults in the lowest socioeconomic group. Mortality from all causes in the lowest socioeconomic group was 29% higher than in the highest socioeconomic group in 2009 2011 (639 and 495 per 100,000 population, respectively) (table 5. 1. 3). In australia consistently high mortality rates for men, but higher rates of morbidity and health service use for women (lupton & najman 1995: 15) Indigenous male born 2005-2007 could be expected to live 67. 2 years, about 11. 5 years less than a non-indigenous male(expected to live 78. 7 years)
