Mortality studies show that social inequalities in health include, but are not confined to,
worse health among the poor. There is a social gradient; mortality rises with decreasing …

A prominent feature of health in all industrialized countries is the social gradient in health
and disease. Many observers believe that this gradient is simply a matter of poor health for …

Some studies suggest that socio-economic status (SES) inequalities in health are smaller in
women than men, but the evidence is inconsistent as to whether this applies across various …

Life expectancy has always differed according to status in society, with a higher mortality
among those of lower social status. Although cancer and cardiovascular diseases are more …

Social inequalities are a proper concern of epidemiology. Epidemiological thinking and
modes of analysis are central, but epidemiological research is one among many areas of …

Social class inequalities in health and mortality have become an increasingly prominent
topic of study among sociologists, demographers, economists, and social epidemiologists …

PURPOSE: To summarize recent and past American and British studies on the relationship
of social class and health status. DATA SOURCES: A systematic review of the pertinent …

The burden of ill health and the blessing of good health are unequally distributed in society.
The lower strata-those with hard jobs, modest wages and low education-have higher …

Population health tends to be better in societies where income is more equally distributed.
Recent evidence suggests that many other social problems, including mental illness …

Differentials in health and longevity by socioeconomic status and by the nature of social
relationships have been found in innumerable studies in the social and medical sciences …