The unequal city 2015 : Income and health inequities in Toronto

The report showed that there were differences in health between income groups in Toronto, that low income groups had worse health for most health status indicators, and that differences in health affected people in all income groups, not just the worst off. [...] The report showed that there were differences in health between income groups in Toronto, that low income groups had worse health for most health status indicators, and that differences in health affected people in all income groups, not just the worst off.2 This report builds on these findings by: Providing updated information on differences in health between income groups in Toronto for 34 hea [...] The Unequal City 2015: Income and Health Inequities in Toronto | Toronto Public Health 7 KEY FINDINGS In 2008, Toronto Public Health's The Unequal City: Income and Health Inequalities report showed that there was a clear link between income and differences in health in Toronto. [...] The Unequal City 2015: Income and Health Inequities in Toronto | Toronto Public Health 8 Low income groups often have worse health The majority of health status indicators analyzed for this report showed significant* health inequities where low income groups in Toronto had significantly worse health. [...] The Unequal City 2015: Income and Health Inequities in Toronto | Toronto Public Health 9 Poor Health Status The results of the analysis also illustrate the impact of health inequities by estimating the change that would occur if all income groups had the same health status as the highest income group.