Is being Fat/Overweight more likely to affect working class ?

[Cyclone]

None of which is really all that important. Have a read about the subject.

 

http://frac.org/initiatives/hunger-and-obesity/are-low-income-people-at-greater-risk-for-overweight-or-obesity/

 

http://www.sirc.org/articles/poverty_and_obesity.shtml

 

And regarding WHY the poor sometimes appear to make sub optimal decisions, read this

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-tirado/why-poor-peoples-bad-decisions-make-perfect-sense_b_4326233.html

[Olive]

That’s a fair point. However, it appears from this factsheet: http://www.noo.org.uk/uploads/doc/vid_16966_AdultSocioeconSep2012.pdf although it is slightly out of date (2012), that the number of people within the social class itself is accounted for. So there is a higher percentage of unskilled/semi-skilled people (mainly women if I’m reading those charts accurately) that are obese compared with the percentage of professional people that are obese.

 

This would indicate that it is indeed related to income/education.

 

Apparently it's not as clear cut as that. Did anyone see Michael Mosely on the telly on Sunday morning (he's the medic who does a lot of TV programmes on health, famously bringing the 5:2 diet to the nation's attention)?

 

Not sure what his sources were, but he was saying that studies show it's true for women that obesity is more prevalent in the lower socio-economic groups, but it's the opposite with men.

 

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And regarding WHY the poor sometimes appear to make sub optimal decisions, read this

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-tirado/why-poor-peoples-bad-decisions-make-perfect-sense_b_4326233.html

 

That's a great piece Cyclone, thanks for posting this. Food for thought (excuse that pun).

[WiseOwl182]

By definition 50% of people in the country earn less than average. And since the average is skewed a lot by the high wages in the M4 corridor, it's >50% in Sheffield.

 

20k for a family isn't a huge amount though, 2 kids and a wife to support...

 

But it's not poverty, and its enough to eat properly. It may mean some prioritisation of resources though.

 

Regarding Sheffield income, Hallam is well above average, there were plenty of articles about it in the election run up. I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't skew the Sheffield average as a whole.

Edited July 24, 2015 by WiseOwl182

[Cyclone]

You can look the average up. Sheffield is below the national average.

 

20k if you've got 2 children and a wife to support... That must be pretty tight. A monthly net income of <£1400, to pay rent, bills, food and clothing for an family.

Should be possible I think, but it won't leave a lot for emergencies.

[cgksheff]

You can look the average up. Sheffield is below the national average.

 

20k if you've got 2 children and a wife to support... That must be pretty tight. A monthly net income of <£1400, to pay rent, bills, food and clothing for an family.

Should be possible I think, but it won't leave a lot for emergencies.

 

Plus over 5k in Tax Credits.