In this essay I will be providing you with an understanding of how a person’s socioeconomic status and their personal stress can influence negatively on a person’s occupation, education, material resources, social support networks and social status. I will also be demonstrating how these factors can have an effect on a person’s health, as well as contribute to broader inequalities within the population.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare defined socio-economic status as “an indication of how ‘well off’ a person or group is” (AIHW, 2012). This also takes into account things like; a person’s work experience, the social and economic position of an individual, family or group, in comparison to others, based off of factors like; income, education and occupation.
When those living in areas with a …show more content…
Tobacco in Australia lists statistics that shows that 24.6% of people living in the 1st quintile (lowest) were smokers, in comparison to 12.5% of people living in the 5th quintile (highest) (TIA, 2012).
Reasoning behind why someone from a disadvantaged area may smoke more than someone that’s well off, is because some find that it’s a way to relieve stress.
Health Direct Australia referred to stress being, “a natural human response to pressure when faced with challenging and sometimes dangerous situations. That pressure is not only about what’s happening around us, but often also about demands we place on ourselves” (Health Direct, 2015).
Triggers of stress can be through a wide variety of causes. Some of these include, pressure you’re under from work. Others include, family and friend issues, the death of someone close. Financial situations, lack of job security, and relationship problems are also major contributors.
Although stress can be both a negative and a positive, it is more likely than none, a negative. Stress is more likely to occur in people that have a low financial
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare defined socio-economic status as “an indication of how ‘well off’ a person or group is” (AIHW, 2012). This also takes into account things like; a person’s work experience, the social and economic position of an individual, family or group, in comparison to others, based off of factors like; income, education and occupation.
When those living in areas with a …show more content…
Tobacco in Australia lists statistics that shows that 24.6% of people living in the 1st quintile (lowest) were smokers, in comparison to 12.5% of people living in the 5th quintile (highest) (TIA, 2012).
Reasoning behind why someone from a disadvantaged area may smoke more than someone that’s well off, is because some find that it’s a way to relieve stress.
Health Direct Australia referred to stress being, “a natural human response to pressure when faced with challenging and sometimes dangerous situations. That pressure is not only about what’s happening around us, but often also about demands we place on ourselves” (Health Direct, 2015).
Triggers of stress can be through a wide variety of causes. Some of these include, pressure you’re under from work. Others include, family and friend issues, the death of someone close. Financial situations, lack of job security, and relationship problems are also major contributors.
Although stress can be both a negative and a positive, it is more likely than none, a negative. Stress is more likely to occur in people that have a low financial