Soc Review 3-1

A population specific difference in health indicators. It is inequatable if it is associated with social disadvantage that puts an already disadvantaged group at further disadvantage

Men experience more life threatening chronic disease, while women live longer but have more nonfatal acute chronic conditions

Men = 75.1 Women = 80.2

Similar for blacks and whites in 50s and 60s but 30% higher for blacks in 2000

Blacks lower than whites in 50s but 30% higher in 2000

Blacks/American Indians have highest rate, Whites/Asian Pacific Islanders/Hispanics have a low rate

People who begin their life with greater resources continue to have opportunities to accumulate more of them, while those others fall further behind

Old age is the great leveler, the gap between the rich and poor narrows with age

Education, income, occupation, wealth

Safe access to sidewalks allows for exercise, access to fast food or healthy food, enviornmental toxins, and lead exposure in children

Physicians biased stereotypes for elderly: complex health problems, chronic diseases, communication difficulties, and medicare regulations

Sense of control over life. Lower levels of control are associated with poor financial security. Mental health and physical health are often linked