1) Which ethnic group reports higher levels of poor health, long-term ill health and disabilities?  a) Chinese b) Pakistani and Bangladeshi c) Black Caribbean d) Other Asian 2) In 1991, 2001 and 2011, mortality rates for Pakistani and Bangladeshi women have been ___% higher than White women.  a) 20 b) 35 c) 10 d) 7 3) In 2011, ethnic health inequalities in ________ were more severe than elsewhere in England and Wales. a) London b) Nottingham  c) Manchester d) Devon 4) What are the categories used to classify various explanations for these health inequalities?  a) Inherited, Individual blame, Poverty b) Upper class, working class c) Gender, Age, Disability d) Biological, Social, Structural 5) Which is NOT an example of a biological explanation for ethic health inequality:  a) Asians are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. b) BME groups tend to have higher rates of cardio-vascular disease c) Tay-Sachs disease is more likely to occur among peolple of Easter/Central European, Jewish or French Canadian ancestry.  d) Young Afro-Caribbean men are far more likely to come into contact with MH services than other groups.  6) Evidence suggests that the main factor driving ethnic health inequality is: a) Biological differences b) Poorer socio-economic position c) Bad luck d) Lifestyle choices 7) Which 'social' explanation discusses issues with data, and difficulties in measuring health inequality? a) Social - class b) Migration c) Lifestyles d) Artefact 8) Which of the following is not one of the two theories put forward to explain health in terms of migration? a) Mostly the healthy migrate. As such, health should be better than the population of both host and home  b) Migrants' health is undoubtedly improved as a result of relocation. c) Migration is stressfull and is associated with downward mobility, worsening health  9) Which of the following could not account for examples of 'lifestyle' within the 'social' explanation?  a) Drinking/smoking b) Religious beliefs c) Diet d) Racism 10) Which is NOT one of the findings from the The Acheson Report (1998). Minority-ethnic groups are more likely to:  a) face longer waiting times b) feel the service was inadequate   c) find physical access difficult d) be referred to secondary care 11) Modood argues that racism has health implications with _____% of minority-ethnic people saying they are fearful of racial harassment.  a) 10 b) 15 c) 25 d) 30 12) Why have cultural explanations for health inequalities been rejected? a) It is a 'blaming' approach - ignoring contributing social and economic factors. b) It is too difficult to measure c) Every culture is different 13) True or False. Ethnicity and race are the same thing? a) True b) False 14) ____% of gypsies and travellers have a life limiting and impairing long-term condition. a) 17 b) 29 c) 38 d) 54 15) Ghanaian women were most at risk of isolation. This is an example of a lack of what?  a) Social solidarity b) Social capital c) Natural selection d) Material deprivation 16) Mortality from breast cancer is lower for migrant women than for women born in England and Wales. This could be because: a) They are genetically predisposed. b) It takes time to acquire the detrimental lifestyle and other risk factors associated with living in this country.

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