... conductions or having difficult family circumstances can all be seen as a disadvantage. It is all so knowing that people living in stressful economic and social circumstances, the greater the toll on their health. Poverty is the biggest risk factor for health. Poverty effects health and lives in number of ways: * Children from poor families are more likely to leave school without no or few qualifications. * They are more likely to live in insecure and unsafe environments. * Disadvantaged people have less to spend on good food, warmth, comfortable hosing etc. * They are more likely to be unemployed or unskilled. * They are excluded from many activities. This can * They are less likely to face the future with hope and self-confidence to feel in control of their lives and to value themselves. It is stated in the Chapter 4: what causes poor health and health inequalities that a survey carried out in ...

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