Wealth, Health, and Social Inequalities

Flashcards covering causes of wealth and income inequality, health disparities, gender-based inequalities in employment, housing, and education, and government policy interventions.

According to research on in-work poverty, __________ of households in poverty have someone who is in work.

57%

Keith earns £2000 a month, but spends almost half of his earnings on __________.

housing

The use of AI by companies like Amazon is an increasing threat to low-skilled jobs in the North East and the __________.

Midlands

The attainment gap is measured by comparing the total attainment of the poorest 20% to the __________.

richest 20%

In April 2025, the gender pay gap was recorded at __________, having fallen from 7.1% in April 2024.

6.9%

According to the Office for National Statistics, the gender gap in 2026 was approximately __________.

12.8%

Equal pay for work in the UK is a legal right established under the Equal Pay Act 1970 and the __________ Act 2010.

Equality

Austerity is defined as a reduction in __________ that has occurred over the past ten years.

government spending

In Darren McGarvey's Dying Young, a person who grew up in Byres Road is likely to live at least __________ longer than someone who grew up in Possil.

6 years

According to Darren McGarvey's Dying Young, __________ more people die in poorer places with an alcohol problem.

5x

Traveling along the Glasgow train line from Jordanhill to Bridgeton, male life expectancy decreases by __________ for every station.

2 years

A man born in Bridgeton can expect to live __________ less than someone born in a more affluent area like Jordanhill.

14.3 years

In Scotland, approximately __________ of adults in the most deprived quintile smoke, compared to 6% in the least deprived quintile.

32%

In 2020, Scotland recorded __________ drug-related deaths, reaching its highest level ever.

1339

People in the most deprived areas of Scotland are __________ more likely to have a drug-related death compared to those in the least deprived areas.

18x

Women account for __________ of the population aged 75 and over in the UK.

70%

Women head __________ of lone parent households.

80%

The current full-time gender pay gap in the UK is __________.

7%

In Scotland, women hold only __________ of FTSE 100 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) posts.

9%

Due to caring responsibilities, __________ of women with children under 11 work part-time, compared to one-third of women without dependent children.

66%

Between 2021 and 2023, male life expectancy was recorded at __________.

76.8 years

In 2022, __________ of domestic abuse incidents reported to the Scottish police involved a male perpetrator and a female victim.

81%

In 2021, men accounted for __________ of all suicide cases.

75%

Statistics show that girls in Scotland are __________ more likely than boys to attain at least one Higher.

12%

A 2020 Scottish Government report showed that boys comprised over __________ of candidates studying N5 and Higher Computing Science.

84%

In the UK, __________ of adults in households claiming Housing Benefits are women.

60%

In Scotland, __________ of single parent households are headed by women.

92%

Shelter estimates that __________ survivors of domestic violence are forced to give up their homes because of the abuse.

1 in 3

The National Minimum Wage was first introduced by the UK Labour Government in the year __________.

1999

In 2021, the age threshold for the National Living Wage was lowered from over 25s to over __________.

23s

The Living Wage Foundation argues that a real living wage outside of London must be at least __________.

£10.90