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Measuring inequality gaps in Wales: a preview of inequalities profiles. 11/10/2011. Presenter: Andrea Gartner. Overview. About inequalities What’s new? Preview of results Limitations Inequalities profiles products Key messages. About inequalities.
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Measuring inequality gaps in Wales: a preview of inequalities profiles 11/10/2011 Presenter: Andrea Gartner Measuring lifestyle: methods and limitations
Overview • About inequalities • What’s new? • Preview of results • Limitations • Inequalities profiles products • Key messages Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
About inequalities • Better socio-economic circumstances associated with longer life expectancy • Socio-economic inequalities widely reported (Black 1980, Acheson 1998, Marmot 2010) • Reducing inequalities key theme in WG policy (our healthy future, fairer outcomes for all) Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Aims • Measure the inequality gap between the most and least deprived and any change over time? • Provide our stakeholders with information to help understand and monitor inequalities nationally and locally Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
What’s new? • Local inequality trends (LA, HB) using local deprivation fifths • Healthy life expectancy • Disability-free life expectancy • Slope index of inequality (gap) • Updated smoking-attributable mortality Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Mortality trends: All-cause mortality, males, all ages, Wales, 2001-03 to 2007-09 • National inequality • gap has widened • over time • Local inequality • trends vary Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using ADDE/MYE (ONS), WIMD(WG) Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy at birth, Wales Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using ADDE/MYE (ONS), WIMD/WHS(WG) Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy at birth, Wales Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using ADDE/MYE (ONS), WIMD/WHS(WG) Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy at birth Cardiff Blaenau Gwent Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using ADDE/MYE (ONS), WIMD/WHS(WG) Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Limitations • Area-based analysis • Relies on WIMD 2008 • Self-reported survey (HLE/DFLE) • Some small numbers – large confidence intervals Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Inequalities profile products • Bilingual publication late Nov. 2011 • 22 Local authority profiles online (4pp) • Larger printed/online Wales profile • Technical guide online • Selected data files online (LA,HB data) Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Project structure • Project board Ciaran Humphreys, Annie Delahunty, Nathan Lester • Project team Andrea Gartner, Margaret Webber, Hugo Cosh, Gareth Davies, Anna Childs, Bethan Patterson, Claire Tiffany, Ruth Davies • Many others Measuring inequality gaps in Wales
Key messages • National inequalities have widened over time • Patterns in local inequalities vary • Inequality gaps are wider in local authorities with greater variation in deprivation • Inequalities in Wales persist/have widened Measuring inequality gaps in Wales