Income Inequality
What does income inequality mean?
Some people have a lot more money than others.
What does health inequality mean?
Differences in health between groups of people.
Which study followed over 700,000 people?
Hui Zheng Study.
Which group reported the most discrimination in 2023?
American Indian/Alaska Native adults.
What happens when healthcare costs go up?
It gets harder for people to afford care.
What tool is used to measure income inequality?
Gini coefficient.
Give one example of health inequality.
Life expectancy, disease rates, or access to care.
How long before income inequality shows health effects?
About 5 years.
What percent of Black adults reported discrimination?
54%.
Who is hit hardest by high healthcare costs?
Low-income families.
A Gini of 0 means what?
Perfect equality.
Do personal choices or social conditions matter more for health?
Social and economic conditions.
When do the health effects peak?
Around 7 years.
What percent of Hispanic adults reported discrimination?
50%.
How does rising costs affect the government?
They strain the healthcare budget.
A Gini of 1 means what?
Perfect inequality.
What is “access inequality”?
When poor people can’t afford the same care as rich people.
Who found a 39% higher chance of poor health with more inequality?
Subramanian & Kawachi.
What percent of Asian adults reported discrimination?
42%.
Why does rising costs make inequality worse?
Rich people can pay, poor people can’t.
Which country has high income inequality among wealthy nations?
The United States.
Why is health important for a good life?
t helps with education, work, and happiness.
Who found higher death rates in states with more inequality?
Backlund et al.
Name a way discrimination happens.
Poor service, harassment, or being treated unfairly.
What does good health help people do?
Work, learn, and live better.