England
News Sunday 3rd April 2016.
PATTERNS & TRENDS OF
HEALTH AND ILLNESS
SOCIAL CLASS is defined as the between the ages of 45 and 64
categorisation of people in with below-average incomes
society, decided by their have a limiting, long-term illness.
occupations. For example, This is over double the rate for
doctors adults of the same age range –
and the only difference being they
lawyers have above-average incomes.
are Another statistic; individuals’ who
given a are receiving the least incomes in
higher the country are at a much higher
status in comparison to factory risk of suffering from a mental
workers. In British society, there is illness, in comparison to the
a division of three social class richest of people. The chance of
groups, these groups are the suffering from a mental illness is
upper class, the middle class and 22% for men and 24% for women
the lower/working class if they are lower class, in
(www.resources.woodlands- comparison to 7% for men and
junior.kent.sch.uk). Social
class can 12% for women if they are upper
and does affect many trends and class
patterns of health and illness (www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk).
within society, including morbidity These statistics show that the
(i.e. illness) and mortality (i.e. social class that individuals’ are a
death) rates. Statistics prove that part of, does indeed influence
morbidity rates are higher for morbidity. Not only does the
those who get low incomes, in wealthy have access to private
comparison to those with average healthcare due to their money
or above average incomes. For which will be to their advantage if
example, two-fifths of adults they do fall sick, but due to not
News Sunday 3rd April 2016.
PATTERNS & TRENDS OF
HEALTH AND ILLNESS
SOCIAL CLASS is defined as the between the ages of 45 and 64
categorisation of people in with below-average incomes
society, decided by their have a limiting, long-term illness.
occupations. For example, This is over double the rate for
doctors adults of the same age range –
and the only difference being they
lawyers have above-average incomes.
are Another statistic; individuals’ who
given a are receiving the least incomes in
higher the country are at a much higher
status in comparison to factory risk of suffering from a mental
workers. In British society, there is illness, in comparison to the
a division of three social class richest of people. The chance of
groups, these groups are the suffering from a mental illness is
upper class, the middle class and 22% for men and 24% for women
the lower/working class if they are lower class, in
(www.resources.woodlands- comparison to 7% for men and
junior.kent.sch.uk). Social
class can 12% for women if they are upper
and does affect many trends and class
patterns of health and illness (www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk).
within society, including morbidity These statistics show that the
(i.e. illness) and mortality (i.e. social class that individuals’ are a
death) rates. Statistics prove that part of, does indeed influence
morbidity rates are higher for morbidity. Not only does the
those who get low incomes, in wealthy have access to private
comparison to those with average healthcare due to their money
or above average incomes. For which will be to their advantage if
example, two-fifths of adults they do fall sick, but due to not
