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Measuring inequality gaps in Wales: a preview of inequalities profiles

This preview provides an overview of inequalities in Wales, focusing on measuring lifestyle factors, socio-economic circumstances, and mortality trends. The aim is to highlight key messages and provide stakeholders with valuable information to monitor and address inequalities. The presentation delves into the methods, limitations, and new findings related to measuring inequality gaps, with a focus on local trends and key indicators. Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, the report emphasizes the importance of reducing inequalities as a central theme in policy-making. Despite challenges like area-based analysis and survey reliance, the report offers valuable insights to aid in understanding and addressing inequality issues in Wales.

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Measuring inequality gaps in Wales: a preview of inequalities profiles

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  1. Measuring inequality gaps in Wales: a preview of inequalities profiles 11/10/2011 Presenter: Andrea Gartner Measuring lifestyle: methods and limitations

  2. Overview • About inequalities • What’s new? • Preview of results • Limitations • Inequalities profiles products • Key messages Measuring inequality gaps in Wales

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Limitations • Area-based analysis • Relies on WIMD 2008 • Self-reported survey (HLE/DFLE) • Some small numbers – large confidence intervals Measuring inequality gaps in Wales

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

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