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Table 2 If health does differ between the rich and the poor, what would you support to address this difference? (N = 2,006)

From: Addressing health inequities in Ontario, Canada: what solutions do the public support?

 

% (#)

Employment and income interventions

 Increasing pension amounts for seniors

80 (1607)

 Creating work-earning supplements for welfare recipients

72 (1451)

 Increasing welfare amounts to above poverty level for parents with children

71 (1442)

 Employment equity programs

70 (1405)

 Increasing minimum wage

69 (1396)

 Increasing welfare amounts to above poverty level

61 (1226)

 Increasing union membership for workers

33 (661)

Education and training interventions

 Providing more subsidized trades training for adults

83 (1675)

 Strengthening early intervention programs for infants

82 (1653)

 Increasing funding for education

80 (1611)

 Creating more after-school or after-work literacy programs

80 (1610)

 Creating more subsidized daycares and pre-schools

71 (1433)

Health services interventions

 Providing more health care treatment programs

85 (1700)

 Providing more health prevention programs

84 (1696)

 Providing more health services in schools

83 (1669)

Housing, transit and recreation interventions

 More subsidized quality housing for parents with children

77 (1536)

 More subsidized quality housing

71 (1421)

 More subsidized transit

64 (1287)

 More subsidized recreation

66 (1314)

Nutrition interventions

 More subsidized nutritious food for children

89 (1788)

 More subsidized nutritious food

80 (1594)

Social capital/community engagement interventions

 Encouraging more volunteers in the community

89 (1791)

 Creating more community groups and social support networks

71 (1415)

 Giving those that are less well-off more ability to influence government decisions

62 (1238)