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This chapter examines patterns of generic health status sourced from the decennial censuses. These include age-standardised limiting long-term illness (LLTI) (asked in the 1991, 2001, and 2011 England and Wales censuses) and general health (asked in 2001 and 2011). It compares Black Africans with other ethnic groups and across gender and age subgroups. Age-standardised LLTI is also examined by country of birth using 2001 Census data. Although the ‘Black African’ population is primarily youthful, the chapter reports all-cause mortality by African region of birth and age group. Finally, maternal morbidity, mortality, and the initiation of antenatal care are taken as an example of access to services amongst Black African women.
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In the 2001 England and Wales Census the question asked: Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or disability which limits your daily activities or the work you can do?, accompanied by the instruction ‘include problems which are due to old age’. The response options were ‘yes’ and ‘no’. In the 1991 Great Britain Census, the question asked: ‘Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or handicap which limits your daily activities or the work you can do? Include problems which are due to old age’. The response options were: ‘Yes, I have a health problem which limits activities’ and ‘I have no such health problem’.
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Aspinall, P.J., Chinouya, M.J. (2016). Generic Health Status. In: The African Diaspora Population in Britain. Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-45654-0_7
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