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1 A Research Update

2 Norton & Ariely, forthcoming, Perspectives on Psychological Science Americans would like Swedish levels of equality

3 Holt-Lundstad et al, PLoS Medicine 2010;7:e1---316 Friendship is as important for health as smoking and drinking

4 Income inequality and health in international comparisons Nine new studies comparing rich countries Seven find health is worse in more unequal countries Two do not, but they measure self-rated health Dorling & Barford, Health and Place 2009;15: 1166-1169

5 Multilevel Analyses of Income Inequality and Health Kondo et al, British Medical Journal 2009;339: b4471 "upwards of 1.5 million deaths (9.6% of total adult mortality in the 15-60 age group) could be averted in 30 OECD countries”

6 Longitudinal Analyses of Income Inequality “Results confirm that states with higher levels of inequality experienced less subsequent improvement in life expectancy. Contrary to findings from prior research, analyses also reveal a strong negative association between change in inequality and change in longevity once initial levels of inequality and other state characteristics are controlled” Clarkwest, Social Science & Medicine 2008; 66:1871-1881 © Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010, unpublished analysis

7 ELGAR, F. J. & AITKEN, N. (2010) Income inequality, trust and homicide in 33 countries. Eur J Public Health.

8 Income Inequality Trust Homicides r = -0.65 p<0.01 r = -0.58 p<0.01 R= -0.75 P<0.01 Mediation analysis of income inequality and violence ELGAR, F. J. & AITKEN, N. (2010) Income inequality, trust and homicide in 33 countries. Eur J Public Health.

9 Elgar FJ. Income inequality, trust, and population health in 33 countries. Am J Public Health;100(11):2311-5.

10 Elgar FJ, Craig W, Boyce W, Morgan A, Vella-Zarb R. Income inequality and school bullying: multilevel study of adolescents in 37 countries. J Adolesc Health 2009;45(4):351-9.

11 The age of criminal responsibility is lower in more unequal societies © Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010, unpublished analysis

12 Inequality and water water in m 3 per year per person Inequality Japan Germany France Spain UK USA Dorling. http://sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/presentations

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