Wat hebben mensen met een lage en hoge(re) SES zelf te zeggen over gezond leven?

What do people with low and high(er) social status have to say about health promotion?

This is a paper on socioeconomic health differences. It is based on life world accounts of how people with a lower and with a higher social status look at ‘health’ and health promotion. These accounts demonstrate that people on the lower end of the social ladder have a host of problems to deal with on a daily basis that precludes much attention to healthy living. The paper argues for a two tier health policy: direct behavioural interventions primarily at those who are receptive to them and help others with an improvement of living conditions.

Keywords: socioeconomic health differences, health promotion, qualitative research