Social Status and Mortality
Authors: Ray Fitzpatrick
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Editorials15 May 2001Social Status and MortalityRay Fitzpatrick, PhDRay Fitzpatrick, PhDInstitute of Health Sciences; University of Oxford (Fitzpatrick)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-134-10-200105150-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Few societies, even modern Scandinavian welfare states, avoid the uncomfortable fact of social inequalities in health. In the United Kingdom, ever since accurate mortality data first became available early in the 19th century, life expectancy has been shown to be more favorable for persons in higher-status occupations. Their relative advantages are also enjoyed by their households. Currently, boys born to families with a parent in a professional or managerial occupation can expect to live 5 years longer than a counterpart born to a parent working in a partly skilled or unskilled occupation (1). 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