The persistence of inequalities in health is a major policy concern in England, which was addressed by the new Labour … government in 1997 through prioritising the curtailment of health inequalities as a policy goal. However, whether specific … related questions: first, it empirically examines the dynamic patterns of inequalities in health in England from 1997 to 2007 …

More needs to be known about the origins of health inequalities and their measurement. This paper contributes by … for excessive food intake), alcohol intake and smoking might explain the persistence of health inequalities. We … alcohol use, drawing from unique health survey data. Furthermore, we carry out a sensitivity analysis of the influence of …

suggests that this may have negative long-term health effects on their offspring. Building upon the work of Almond and Mazumder …’s pregnancy have a poorer general health and are sick more often than people who were not exposed. This effect is especially … pronounced among older people, who, when exposed, also report health problems more often that are indicative of coronary heart …

We investigate if there is a causal link between education and health knowledge using data from the 1984/85 and 1991 …/92 waves of the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS). Uniquely, the survey asks respondents what they think are the main … causes of ten common health conditions, and we compare these answers to those given by medical professionals to form an index …