Question

Explain the ways in which low socioeconomic status in the United States contributes to poor physical and mental health.

Include the impacts of inadequate health insurance on individuals and families in your answer.

Answer 1

Firstly we should know what is socioeconomic status it is the combined measure of economic and social status of individual and family work experience, their social and economic status in relation to others. Thus low socioeconomic status in U. S affects their physical and mental health. Low socioeconomic status affects the health,educational achievement and poverty. As low income for the family correlate with the health of the earning members which will lead to diabetes, hypertension and sleep deprivation. While the inadequate health insurance with the low socioeconomic status families adversely affect them. As there is no help of health insurance for them to overcome their problems.