I don't blame people for smoking when I see a social gradient in smoking. I say we need to understand why is it the lower you are in the hierarchy the more likely you are to smoke. So we need… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circumstances acting in… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future. — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
Low income is related to poorer housing, poorer diet, fewer social amenities, worse working conditions. (...) After adjustment for age, sex, race, smoking, alcohol… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health. — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
It's not just that people with no education have worse health. People with a bit of education at somewhat better, with a lot of… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
In Sweden for example people with PhDs have lower mortality than those with a masters degree. And people with a masters degree or a… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
For every dollar spent on early child development you save $7 over the life course because children with better early child development are less… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
If the economists are arguing as to whether we need to cut or stimulate, because they're completely opposite policies, and they can't work it… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
The differences between Indigenous and not Indigenous Australians can be easily attributed not to differences in their genes but to differences in the conditions… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
It's highly likely that what you're doing is indeed influenced by your Jewish background. — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
