# | Statement | Factors | ||
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Health is worse in low-income communities because. . . | F1 | F2 | F3 | |
1 | .. . people are unable to access space or places to meet others | 0* | − 4* | − 3* |
2 | .. . people don’t have good support networks | 0 | −3* | 0 |
3 | .. . people feel like they are excluded from the rest of society | 1 | −3* | 2 |
4 | .. . there isn’t enough community spirit | −2 | −2 | −2 |
5 | .. . of low levels of education | −1 | −2 | 3* |
6 | .. . of unpredictable finances | 3 | 2 | 2 |
7 | .. . there is a lack of insight into what these communities need | 1* | 0* | − 2* |
8 | .. . people see others in society with status symbols like expensive phones or cars which make them feel bad about their own situation because they can’t afford them | −1 | −1 | −2 |
9 | .. . of the stress of making hard decisions like “do we eat?” or “do we heat?” | 4 | 4 | 0* |
10 | .. . people don’t get to experience the outdoors like being in the mountains, forests or by the sea | −1* | − 2 | − 2 |
11 | .. . there is a lack of good quality, affordable housing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
12 | .. . there aren’t things for young people to do in their community | 0 | −1 | −1 |
13 | .. . of how the welfare system works | 4* | 1 | 2 |
14 | .. . people struggle to get access to services that are available | 2* | − 4* | 0* |
15 | .. . many people don’t have jobs that are secure, meaningful or that give them a sense of purpose | 3 | 3 | 3 |
16 | .. . people feel a sense of hopelessness from not being in control | 1 | 1 | 4* |
17 | .. . people lack the ability to look after themselves | −3* | −1 | 0 |
18 | .. . people can struggle with complicated family life, sexual, emotional or physical abuse | 1* | − 1* | 4* |
19 | .. . the culture of the community means people don’t have ambitions or goals | − 2* | 1 | 1 |
20 | .. . people are labelled, stereotyped and talked down to, they are not treated as individuals | 2* | 1 | 1 |
21 | .. . the views of these communities aren’t taken into account | 1* | − 2 | −1 |
22 | .. . it is difficult to leave an area to start a new life | 0 | −3* | 0 |
23 | .. . the people in these communities can’t cope with unexpected events or costs | 0 | 3 | 1 |
24 | .. . these communities tend to be dirty, polluted or in poor condition | −1 | −1 | −1 |
25 | .. . people don’t have a way to travel, they can’t afford a car or public transport | 0 | 0 | −3* |
26 | .. . having less money increases the cost of things people need like electricity or loans | 3 | 2 | 1 |
27 | .. . of poor parenting | −3* | 0* | 2* |
28 | .. . people in these communities don’t follow health advice | −2* | 2* | − 1* |
29 | .. . people don’t feel safe where they are living | −1 | 0 | 1 |
30 | .. . there is a culture of dependency and laziness in these communities | −4 | 4* | − 4 |
31 | .. . people in these communities don’t take responsibility for their own health | −3* | 0 | 0 |
32 | .. . governments don’t invest in these communities | 2 | 2 | −3* |
33 | .. . people have too many children | −4 | 0* | − 4 |
34 | .. . people focus on short-term pleasures rather than thinking about the future | − 2* | 3* | − 1* |