Statistics

Question 1

Continuous variable

Answer 1

A variable the can exist within a range (E.g BMI - can range from 18.5-50).

Question 2

Categorical variable

Answer 2

Can be grouped into categories (e.g blood type, race)

Question 3

Discrete variable (usually integers).

Answer 3

Variable that can only take certain values (e.g. number of children)

Question 4

Nominal variable

Answer 4

• One that has two or more categories, but there is no intrinsic ordering to the categories (e.g. hair colour, occupation).

Question 5

Social selection / social mobility and health inequality

Answer 5

• Ill health can limit social mobility / sociecomic class as it decreases ability to work, decreasing income , leading to lower social class and in turn contribute to health inequalities

Question 6

Artefect

Answer 6

Suggests proposed observeed differences are due to differences in measurement and so are not actually opresent

Question 7

Cultural / behavioural explanation of health inequality

Answer 7

Differences in behaviour causes differences in health

Question 8

Idealist explanation of health inequality

Answer 8

Indiciual construction of health is differenet in different grousps so they might define health differently

Question 9

Materialist explanation of health inequality

Answer 9

Emphasises the role of economic and social factors such as income, education and employment in shaping health outcomes.