Critically analyze the statement "the wealthier one is,the healthier they will be" using the sociological perspective and supporting research.

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The Answer is Answers will vary,but should include research from the text supporting the relationship between higher class standing and better health,such as the following:
Of Canadians who live in the lowest income bracket,only 47 percent rate their health as very good or excellent,while more than 70 percent of Canadians in the highest income bracket rate their health as very good or excellent.In spite of this,in a 25-year review (1978-2003)of health care utilization in Canada,Curtis and MacMinn found that people in Canada with lower socioeconomic status (SES)were less likely to visit a physician compared to others,and that this trend was stable over time.
Other research has found that people on social assistance were far more likely to be ill than people who were not.Canada's poor have significantly higher rates of poor health and chronic conditions on 38 of 39 health measures,with rates as much as 7.2 times more than those of the nonpoor group.Wilson found that people on social assistance have higher rates of diabetes,heart disease,chronic bronchitis,arthritis and rheumatism,mood disorders and anxiety disorders.Additionally,Canadians living in low-income neighbourhoods have higher rates of hypertension,diabetes,smoking,and other cardiac risk factors,while children in low-income areas are more likely to be obese.So perhaps it follows that Canadians living in the least-affluent neighbourhoods are more likely to have a heart attack than those in more-affluent areas,according to the Canadian Institute for Health.People who are poor are also more likely to be hospitalized for injuries.
In Canada,individuals who live in households with combined incomes of less than $20 000 are almost three times more likely to experience self-reported poor health than are people with the highest incomes.A study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2007)investigated the relationship between income and self-rated health over a two-year period and what role,if any,stressors (e.g. ,problems at work,financial pressures)have in helping to explain the relationship.The report found that,compared with those in the highest income group,people in the lowest and second-lowest income groups had significantly higher odds of experiencing a decline in health.The study concluded that a small but important portion of the relationship between lower income and the decline in self-rated health was associated with these stressors.
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Skill: Conceptual/Applied

Critically Analyze the Statement "The Wealthier One Is,the Healthier They