Bupa Health Pulse Report 2011

8/2/2019 Bupa Health Pulse Report 2011

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Bupa halth puls 2011:

itatial halthca suvy

GlB al t s,attit us a

iflucs


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foreword 2

inrodon 3Bkgrond 4

1. te he s o peoe nd er fme 6

2. he inene 12

3. he inormon 16

4. he: Wo eonb? 18

conon 22

eer Meodoog 25

B arond e Word 26

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ron dee reene, rng o nd growngdemnd or q remen nd e e drg.

cn nd enoog deeomen w meeome o ee enge, b e od nggoe reenon beer n re. uneee re e e o mn reenbe erobem. a B we rode brod rnge oere ere, or nd de o e or10.7 mon omer den er ere rknd o or em o mke ee nge w oe e er e.

We beee o or or omer o ndernd er reon w er e

now nd n e re nd o ee wn eonex o e eer ngng r, o ndeonom enronmen wn w e e.

te B he pe 2011 nernonere re exore eoe de ond ereon o e nd ere n 12onre rond e word. We oe o nd ng.

Dean Holden

Bupa Divisional Managing Director,

International Markets


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it u c t i

te B he pe 2011 reor oe on reer n 12 deeoed nddeeong onre n roe (sn nd e uK), e amer (Brz,

Mexo nd e us), e Mdde (sd arb), a (cn, ind,hong Kong nd tnd) nd ar (ar nd ew Zend)nd exmne e ke or nene eoe beor w regrdo er e.

i bed on nerew n 2011 w 13,373 d member o e generb ged 18+.

te reor m o deeen nderndng no on o e rend b o enene, de, ereon nd beor w, on eer onnen,on or oe rend nd w oen deermne e q o eo ndd nd o non.

The survey invesTigaTes four key areas:

1. The Health Status of People and their Families

2. Health influences

3. Health information

4. Health: Whose Responsibility?


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BacKGu: halthca systMsa spiG i cutis suvy

Healthcare systems in the 12 markets

surveyed in the Bupa Health Pulseresearch vary widely in the extent to

which national or regional provision is

publicly or privately funded.1 Likewise,

individual estimates of nations

healthcare spending, public and private,

as a proportion of gross domestic

product (GDP) also vary: median values

range from 3.3% in Thailand to 17.4% in

the United States.

1 Sources:

EconomistIntelligenceUnitwww.eiu.com

GEHealthofNationsreporthttp://www.healthofnations.com/

countries/profile/nameofcountry

Individualhealthdepartmentsbycountry

AustraliaThailand New ZealandBrazil IndiaMexico

Saudi Arabia China Hong KongSpain United KingdomUnited States
http://www.eiu.com/http://www.healthofnations.com/countries/profile/http://www.healthofnations.com/countries/profile/http://www.healthofnations.com/countries/profile/http://www.healthofnations.com/countries/profile/http://www.eiu.com/


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Australia (oon 22.6 mon, o ere endng 9.1% o Gp).a arn zen re egbe or ree or ow o ere nder e

Medre ere em, n w onrbon re nded rog 1.5-2.5%ee bed on xbe nome. abo e oon oered b ree nrne.

Brazil (oon 190.7 mon, o ere endng 8.4% o Gp).Mo (56%) ere endng nded re rog nrne or d or ng nome or ng. J nder o e oon (44%)deend on e goernmen sem no de sde em. Mnend e dmner ere; e eder goernmen rode nnnd enoog or.

China (oon 1.4 bon, o ere endng 5.8% o Gp).te mjor o en n bo e nd rr re or medo n reqred. for bo 200 mon eoe w no e nrne,e on oon o e-nd or o re on m. pnned ere reormrooe ner e o ere nded rog non enrne b 2020.

Hong Kong (oon 7 mon, o ere endng 5% o Gp).here nded b x rog b nd re roon. tr-ego re goernmen-oered; 13 re re. a zen e eo een ere rreee o er nn men nd erendrd re wde regrded beng mong e word be.

India (oon 1.2 bon, o ere endng 5% o Gp).aroxme 80% o ere endng e-. n one-en o eoon e nrne, nd endng on ere mjor eo ndebedne. seer o nrne em ex b ee oer nrooron o e oon nd on or on bo 5% o goernmenexendre on e. te re eor on or ree-qrer o oe endng.

Mexico(oon 112 mon, o ere endng 6.5% o Gp).here roded nder eder goernmen em bnon, re ene or re n. a wo n ord mre re roon, oweer, on 4.5% o Mexn re oered bre e nrne.

New Zealand(oon 4.4 mon, o ere endng 10.3% oGp). abo ree-qrer o e endng nded b gener xon.

tremen or bo mmede nd mjor med robem ree b ere ee-or-ere or rmr ere. abo 40% o en e remed nrne.

Saudi Arabia (oon 27.1 mon, o ere endng 4.5% o Gp).arond 75% o ere endng nned b e b eor, eb e Mnr o he. te goernmen o nd ere rogbde o re eor n on. on reee ree b ere;exre (one-qrer o e oon) reqre re nrne.

Spain(oon 46 mon, o ere endng 9.5% o Gp)rode b ndng or ner-ner, ree e ere e ono e, w ome ere o-nned b er. howeer, bee demndor med enon or b eor , re e nrneonne o re nd roxme 8 mon brber. te e e n morn en o e re ere eor, w 454 reo w 51,000 bed.

Thailand(oon 68 mon, o ere endng 3.3% o Gp).er e oon oered b ner e rogrmme,20% e re ere, 20% e ere bene nd 13%beong o o er eme. er e ree dede, tndere em exnded o rode ree or ow-o o- oeror zen.

UK(oon 62 mon, o ere endng 9.8% o Gp). te onhe sere (hs) nd ere or ermnen reden rom generxon. i rge ree e on o e b ome rone ere rrge. pre ere nd nrne orgnon rn ongde ee em.

US(oon 312 mon, o ere endng 17.4% o Gp).te us end rooron more mone on ere n n oeronr b goernmen ere, een reen rooed reorm reeeed, no ner. te re eor on or more n ree-qrer o ere endng.


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1 . th h alth status f ppl a thi faMil is

inernon, mo wo-rd (62%) o oe reed onderemee nd er bnd, we or rner (65%) o be e.fr ewer nernon onder emee (13%) or er bnd,we or rner (o 13%) o be ne.

how healThy people feel

eonden n sd arb (84%) nd Brz (81%) ed e ed nng e onder emee e (er or r e).te o o e be n onderng er bnd, we or rnero be e (sd arb, 83%, Brz, 82%).

in Brz, ner o reonden (47%) e re er e,rooron or me more n e uK (12%), we oer we mn e us (20%) nd ner e me mn n cn (10%).

two-rd (66%) o e oer-65 ro e word e eee onderb more n oe wo re nder 65. t rr o n ar, were ree-qrer (75%) o e oer-65nk e re e.

in e uK, more reonden (22%) e re ne n n noer onr. te us oow, w 17% ng e re ne.ao n e uK, oer 45 re gnn more ke o onderemee o be ne.

inernon, 62% o eoe

onder emee o be e,e 38% o eoe reor ng ong erm e ondon (fgre 1)

percentage

FIGURE 1: PEoPlE claImInG to bE hEalthy and PEoPlE claImInG to havE a lonG tERm

hEalth condItIon

Ind SPaSa hKmEXUKnZbRa chIaUSUS

76%

26%

64%

45%

71%

41%

68%

32%

84%

46%

40%

49%

59%

38%

60%

38%

67%

39%

81%

28%

54%

39%

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

tha

28%30%

Int

62%

38%

People who claim to be healthy People who claim to have a long term health condition


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More n rd o eoe (38%) n e 12 onre reed e e re erng rom ong erm e ondon.

prevalence and f ears abouT long Term healTh condiTions

in onre exe ind (26%), Brz (28%), tnd (30%) nd sn(32%) more n rd o reonden m e er rom ong erme ondon. in hong Kong, mo (49%) e e ongerm e ondon (f 1).

peoe re more worred bo geng ner n n oer eondon (32% oer). in sn nd Mexo, more n (53%) oreonden er mo worrng er. ee , o e mjorondon w reonden er rom, on 1% o reonden

reored erng rom ner (f 2).

Wordwde, obe e mo reen ong erm e ondon(BMi oer 30) w ner one n e reonden (19%) reorng e er rom .

ereon e eond mo ommon ong erm e ondon,w 13% o eoe wordwde ng e er rom . ereonndene re ge n ar w o eoe (19%) ng ee , nd owe n tnd (7%).

Wordwde, 4% o eoe e er rom er dee, rnge rom 6% n e us nd cn, o 2% n Brz. for 11% o eoe,er dee e ne e re mo worred bo geng.

FIGURE 2: PREvalEncE oF lonG tERm condItIons and FEaRs aboUt lonG tERm

hEalth condItIons, IntERnatIonal avERaGEs

Long term health conditions people

are most worried about getting

Long term health conditions

people are suffering from

Long term heaLth probLem

percentage

dIabEtEs dEmEntIaasthma hEaRt

dIsEasE

obEsIty dEPREssIon bRonchItIs cancER

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

32%

1%

12%

1%

11%

4%

9%

6%5%

19%

4%

13%

1%

4%

1%

7%

figure 2: prevalence of long Term condiTions and fears abouT long TermhealTh condiTions, inTernaTional averages

long term heath condtons eoeare most worred about gettng

long term heath condtonseoe are sufferng from

LoNGtErmHEaLtHprobLEm

pErcENtaGE

diabeTes demenTiaasThma hearT

disease

obesiTy depression bronchiTis cancer

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

32%

1%

12%

1%

11%

4%

9%

6%5%

19%

4%

13%

1%

4%

1%

7%


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tere re wde g beween eoe ereon nd e re boobe nd exe weg. We ked eoe or er eg nd wegnd ed er BMi. sere, we ked reonden weer eondered emee o be oerweg (f 3).

obesiTy and eXcess weighT percepTions and realiTy

Wordwde, mo o eoe reed (49%) re oerweg (BMi> 25 or more). ye on rd o eoe (36%) nk e re oerweg.

in onre oer n tnd, hong Kong nd cn, more eoere oerweg n nk e re. n 40% o amern nd 43% osd arbn beee ere oerweg. howeer ner wo-rd oamern (64%) nd sd arbn (64%) re oerweg. oe wore oerweg, mo re obee (BMi > 30), e e or 48% o

amern nd 34% o sd arbn.

te redomne ng ekng onre ar (60%), e uK(59%) nd ew Zend (59%) e e ge rooron o eoewo re oerweg er e us nd sd arb. ye on 33%, 40%,41% reee beee e re oerweg.

in onr, ree ew cnee (21%) weg oo m og qrer (25%) nk e do.

aog on 5% o reonden oer regrd beomng obee e e robem e worr mo bo, more n en me mn (52%) e wn o oe weg.

peoe rom ew Zend (62%) nd sd arb (59%) re mokeen o beome mmer nd mo mn e wn o oeweg n Mexo (56%), tnd (53%), Brz (52%), e uK (52%)nd ar (51%).

lowe BMi re reored n a w on (21%) o cnee eoebeng oerweg, oowed b tnd (28%), hong Kong (28%)nd ind (32%).

FIGURE 3: PEoPlE who thInk thEy aRE ovERwEIGht comPaREd wIth PEoPlE who

aRE ovERwEIGht

People who are overweight People who think they are overweight

25%

32%

Ind

44%

28%

tha

26%

52%

SPa

43%

64%

Sa

36% 36%

28%

hk

33%

56%

mEX

40%

59%

Uk

41%

59%

nZ

42%

49%

BRa

25%

21%

chI

33%

60%

aUS

40%

64%

US

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

49%

Int

percentage


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lookng ed o e nex 6-12 mon, mo reonden (51%) eeoe bo er e, on 12% ee nege. oe w dren,42% ee oe bo er dren e n e nex 6-12 mon ndon 3% ee nege.

53% o eoe rond e word ee onden bo er b o geere wen e need .

fuTure healTh prospecTs

for me more o hong Kong reonden (48%) n eewere(12% nernon) e ee nege bo er own e n eomng 6-12 mon nd 21%, een me more n eewere (3%),ee nege bo er dren e drng me.

ind romnen n ree, w mo wo-rd o reonden(62%) ng e ee oe bo er e o ere; on 4%ee nege.

te on exeon tnd were, og on 6% re nege,ewer n rd o reonden (30%) ee oe bo gengere wen e need .

er o reonden (51%) eeoe bo er re e nder b o e ere wene need (53%) fgre 4

People who feel confident about

their access to healthcare

People who feel positive

about their health

IND

60%62%

THA

18%

30%

HK

40%38%

MEX

71%

54%

UK

44%

52%

NZ

51% 51%

54%

BRA

63%

58%

CHI

53%55%

AUS

52%

56%

US

56%

59%

SA

53% 53%52%

SPA

58%59%

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

INT

percentage

FIGURE 4: PEoPlE wHo FEEl PoSITIvE ABoUT THEIR HEAlTH IN THE NEXT 6-12 MoNTHS

AND PEoPlE wHo ARE CoNFIDENT ABoUT THEIR ACCESS To HEAlTHCARE IN

THE NEXT 6-12 MoNTHS

peoe who fee confdent about

ther access to heathcare

peoe who fee ostve

about ther heath

ind

60%62%

Tha

18%

30%

hk

40%38%

meX

71%

54%

uk

44%

52%

nZ

51% 51%54%

bra

63%

58%

chi

53%55%

aus

52%

56%

us

56%

59%

sa

53% 53%52%

spa

58% 59%

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

inT

pErcENt

aGE

figure 4: people who feel posiTive abouT Their healTh in The neXT 6-12 monThs

and people who are confidenT abouT Their access To healThcare in

The neXT 6-12 monThs


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2 . halth iflucs

posiTive influences

By and large, respondents feel that the most positive influence on their health is their partner

(26%). prner re rr oe nene n hong Kong (39%) nd cn (34%) e ree nen n tnd (20%).

inernon, 10% o reonden onder er door o be e mo oe nene on ere. oor re een more oe nene on de o e n ar (16%),oowed b sd arb (15%) nd e us (14%).

pren re e mo oe nene or 21% o reonden oer, rngng rom 36% n Mexo o10% n ar.

frend re og o be e mo oe nene b 8% oer, rngng rom 14% n ew Zendnd 10% n ar nd ind, down o 3% n sn nd 4% n Mexo.

eonden dren re d o e rr oe nene 13% oer, rngng o g 23% n tnd, oowed b 17% n ew Zend nd 16% n ar.

negaTive influences

Nine percent of people think that celebrities have a negative influence on their health more

than any other specified group. t rr re n e or redomne ng-ekngonre ew Zend (18%) ar (14%), e uK (14%) nd e us (11%).

te cnee regrd emoer (20%) ng e mo nege nene on er deo er e, oowed b 13% n hong Kong nd 11% n sd arb. inernon 8% o eoeee w.

in tnd, 20% o eoe beee rend nd 1 5% beee oege e d e monege nene on er de owrd er e. te nernon gre re 7% nd5% reee.

Respondents in all 12 surveyed markets say the most positive

influence on their attitude towards their health comes farmore from their partners than anyone else. Overall, celebrities

top the list as a negative influence.


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2 . halth iflucs

Wordwde, (21%) o eoe red er ren ng e mooe nene on er de o er own e.

parenTal influences

Lifestyle

More reonden n ind n nwere ee (79%) e ernbo e bene o e ee wen growng wordwde gre 56%. in on ree onre, ar, e uK nd e us (redomne ng-ekng), do ewer n o e reondengree e were g bo e bene o e ee wengrowng (f 5).

Smoking

ne rd nernon (34%) one or bo ren regrmoked n ron o em. t rr o n e or redomneng-ekng onre uK (50%), e us (46%), ar (44%),ew Zend (43%). B onr, on 10% o reonden n ind nd13% n tnd d er ren regr moked n er reene.

Drinking

te nmber o reonden woe ren regr drnk o exe wene were growng red wde beween onre, rom 23% n ewZend nd 21% n ar, Brz, M exo nd e us o j 6% n ind.

Diet

er rd (37%) o reonden oer wen e were growng, one or bo ren onen e e de. eonden neern onre dd be n ree, w rond o reneng er e n ind (53%), tnd (52%) nd cn (47%).

n qrer o reonden n e us nd Brz ed erren onen e e de wen e were growng .

FIGURE 5: PEOPLE WHO WERE ENCOURAGED TO LEAD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WHEN GROWING UP

percentag

e

76%

THA

54%

BRA

49%

AUS

43%

US UK

41%

SPA

57%

MEX

64%

IND

79%

NZ

53%

SA

51%

HK

50%

CHI

68%

56%

INT

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

100%

figure 5: people who were encouraged To lead a healThy lifesTyle when growing up

pErcENta

GE

76%

Tha

54%

bra

49%

aus

43%

us uk

41%

spa

57%

meX

64%

ind

79%

nZ

53%

sa

51%

hk

50%

chi

68%

56%

inT

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

100%


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Exercise

inernon, e n (19%) o reonden erren regr ook exere wen e were growng . ind ndew Zend o e be n ree w 30% nd 28% reeeng er ren exered regr.

- er o reonden oer (46%) gree er rene enorged em o do o o or or ;29% dgree.

- We oer o indn (67%), cnee (66%), t (62%) ndMexn (59%) reonden gree er ren eenorged em o do o o or or .B wo- o reonden n e us (42%), Brz (41%)nd e uK (40%) dgree.

Access to healthcare

Mo reonden nernon (64%) e d good eo ere wen growng (f 6).

in on wo mrke, hong Kong (49%) nd sd arb (36%), do ewern nk er e o ere wen growng w good.

More n rd o reonden (38%) n sd arb nd qrer nBrz (25%) do no onder er e o ere wen growng w good. inernon, on erge on 15% od ew.

15%

INT

People who dont think they had good

access to healthcare when growing up

People who think they had good

access to healthcare when growing up

FIGURE 6: PEoPlE who ThINk ThEy had Good accEss To hEalThcaRE whEN

GRowING UP comPaREd wITh PEoPlE who dIsaGREE

percentag

e

71%

9%

INd

72%

10%

Tha

49%

18%

hk

72%

14%

mEX

69%

8%

Uk

77%

8%

NZ

58%

25%

BRa

52%

16%

chI

66%

13%

aUs

64% 64%

16%

Us

36%

38%

sa

70%

11%

sPa

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

15%

inT

peoe who dont thnk they had good

access to heathcare when growng u

peoe who thnk they had good

access to heathcare when growng u

figure 6: people who Think They had good access To healThcare when

growing up compared wiTh people who disagree

pErcENtaGE

71%

9%

ind

72%

10%

Tha

49%

18%

hk

72%

14%

meX

69%

8%

uk

77%

8%

nZ

58%

25%

bra

52%

16%

chi

66%

13%

aus

64% 64%

16%

us

36%38%

sa

70%

11%

spa

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

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50%

60%

70%

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90%


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3 . halth i fMati

in 12 onre were reed, e oerwemng mjor (83%) e e e nerneo e e normon. inereng, ower erenge o reonden n weern onre(uK 70%, sn 71% nd ar 77%) e ook or e normon onne. howeer,greer erenge o reonden n emergng eonome (cn 94%, tnd 93% nd sdarb 91%) e e nerne or roe (f 7).

inernon, ner qrer o reonden (23%) e oed ommen or qeon bo e ondon on e inerne. te cnee do mo reqen w 53% ong qeononne, oowed b ind (33%), tnd (33%), sd arb (31%) nd Mexo (25%).

er, we oer rd (39%) eek o normon o mke e dgno bo do o new Zend (52%) nd e us (49%).

a rge nmber o reonden 38% nernon, 49% n tnd nd 43% n cn er orde o oer eoe exerene o ondon onne.

eonden n e uK (10%), sn nd ar (bo 13%) re e ke o o ommen orqeon onne.

er, rond qrer o reonden (23%) e o neworkng webe febook ndMse o nd o bo ere mer. in cn, mo rd o reonden (29%), r moren eewere, e o med o red bo or o ommen on ere (omred w on1% n e uK nd 3% n e us).

te mjor (93%) o eoe e ek er ore o mke re ere rebe bon 44% w ek er ore; ner (49%) ek em on omeme.

Moreoer, o oe wo do e e inerne o ook or e normon, 7% neer ek erore. t re o 10% n ew Zend nd 9% n hong Kong.

a qrer o reonden (23%) eo neworkng webe o ndo bo e. howeer, on o eoe w ek er onneore o e normon

Of the surveys 13,373 respondents, 83% say they often or sometimes

search the Internet for information and advice about their health, medicinesor medical conditions.


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FIGURE 7: PEOPLE WHO USE THE INTERNET TO ACCESS HEALTH INFORMATION AND PEOPLE WHO POST COMMENTS ABOUT HEALTH ONLINE

People who post comments or questions about health onlinePeople who use the Internet to access health information

percentag

e

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

77%

13%

AUS

82%

14%

HK

93%

33%

THA

70%

10%

UK

91%

31%

SA

80%

18%

NZ

71%

13%

SPA

83%

23%

INT

80%

15%

US

94%

53%

CHI

90%

33%

IND

87%

18%

BRA

89%

25%

MEX

figure 7: people who use The inTerneT To access healTh informaTion and people who posT commenTs abouT healTh online

peoe who ost comments or questons about heath onnepeoe who use the internet to access heath nformaton

pErcENtaGE

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

77%

13%

aus

82%

14%

hk

93%

33%

Tha

70%

10%

uk

91%

31%

sa

80%

18%

nZ

71%

13%

spa

83%

23%

inT

80%

15%

us

94%

53%

chi

90%

33%

ind

87%

18%

bra

89%

25%

meX


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4 . halth: Whs spsiB i l ity?

healTh and wellbeing

reasons for wanTing To live healThily

inernon, 73% o reonden er e nd webeng o or g ror. n 4% ge ow or no ror.

More n none ee, t (91%) nd Mexn (84%) ge g roro er e nd webeng. eonden n ew Zend (61%) nd euK (62%) re e boom o e.

peoe gg wo edng reon or wnng o e e. fr,o od geng 24% nernon (40% n tnd, 36% n sn).seond, o ee er o 24% oer 37% n ind, 35% n cn(f 8).

lng onger ronger moon or ng e n eerodng ne or eeng er n e us (23%). longe e emorn reon n sd arb (3%) nd cn (7%).

More n nwere ee, reonden n hong Kong re no beng brden o oer er e moon or ng e (27%). t o gnn ger n e nernon erge (12%) n tnd(18%), ind (17%) nd sd arb (17%). o beng brden o oer

red e morn b Mexn (4%) nd Brz n (5%).

Mnnng eron ndeendene (12% oer) more morn orsd (28%) nd reonden n e uK (17%) n eewere.

Respondents in the 12 countries surveyed vary significantly in

how much priority they give to their own health and wellbeing

and have widely different reasons for wanting to live healthily.

FIGURE 8: Why pEoplE Want to lIVE hEalthIly, IntERnatIonal aVERaGEs

to aVoId GEttInG Ill (24%)

to FEEl happIER (24%)

to lIVE lonGER (13%)

to look bEttER/moRE attRactIVE (12%)

to kEEp my IndEpEndEncE (12%)

to not bE a bURdEn to othERs (12%)

nonE oF thE aboVE (1%)

dont knoW (2%)

24%

12%

1%

12%

12%

13%

24%

2%

figure 8: why people wanT To live healThily, inTernaTional averages

To avoid geTTing ill (24%)

To feel happier (24%)

To live longer (13%)

To look beTTer/more aTTracTive (12%)

To keep my independence (12%)

To noT be a burden To oThers (12%)

none of The above (1%)

donT know (2%)

24%

12%

1%

12%

12%

13%

24%

2%


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sm b no ngnn erenge nernon nd 17% n cn k o good q e normon brrer o mkngeer ee oe.

te mjor o reonden n een o e 1 2 reed onre e reonb o e ndd o enre e kee we.howeer, n e onre, eer mjor or zebe mnore e goernmen or e e od ke mo reonb (f 10).

te ew e goernmen or e od ke mo reonbor keeng eoe we mo rong ed n cn (56%), oowed bBrz (52%), hong Kong (44%), tnd (43%) nd sd arb (38%).

indd reonb or er own e red owe n Brz(40%) nd cn (40%), oowed b sd arb (42%), hong Kong(48%) nd tnd (49%).

in e uK, e oerwemng mjor (88%) ndd odke mo reonb. eonden n Mexo (83%), e us (82%),ew Zend (78%), sn (77%) ar (76%) nd ind (73%) re mo g.

en og e uK ong-ebed omreene e-rne ere, ewer reonden ere n nwere ee (8%), ondere e rmr reonb or keeng eoe we neen ower rooron n e us (10%), were e e on orbre qrer o oer ere endng.

inernon, 62% o eoe e wod ke o exere more,54% e wod ke o e eer de nd 52% wod ke o oeweg. howeer, reonden e eer gnn brrer o mkngeer ee oe. to o e (f 9) re:

- lk o moon, 18% nernon (27% n ew Zend,8% n cn)

- te exene, 17% nernon (26% n Brz nd Mexo,7% n ind)

- lk o me, 15% nernon (25% n sn, 7% n e uK)- Work ommmen 11% nernon (20% n ind, 6% n sn)

barriers To making healThier lifesTyle choices

ConfliCating information (unsure what adviCe

is CorreCt) (6%)

none (already making healthy ChoiCes) (13%)

laCk of time (15%)

laCk of motivation (18%)

the expense (17%)

laCk of interest in being healthy (1%)

dont know (4%)

laCk of good quality health information (6%)

work Commitments (11%)

laCk of energy (9%)

figure 9: barriers to living healthier lives, international averages

15%13%

18%

17%

9%

6%

6%

11%

1%4%

conflicaTing informaTion (unsure whaT advice

is correcT) (6%)

none (already making healThy choices) (13%)

lack of Time (15%)

lack of moTivaTion (18%)

The eXpense (17%)

lack of inTeresT in being healThy (1%)

donT know (4%)

lack of good qualiTy healTh informaTion (6%)

work commiTmenTs (11%)

lack of energy (9%)

figure 9: barriers To living healThier lives, inTernaTional averages

15%13%

18%

17%

9%

6%

6%

11%

1%4%


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TITLE

People who think individuals are most responsible for keeping

themselves well

People who think the government is most responsible

for keeping people well

19%

73%

IND

43%

49%

THA

18%

77%

SPA

38%

42%

SA

44%

48%

HK

14%

83%

MEX

8%

88%

UK

17%

78%

NZ

52%

40%

BRA

56%

40%

CHI

17%

76%

AUS

10%

82%

US

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

26%

67%

INT

percentage

FIGURE 10: PEoPLE wHo THINK INDIvIDUALS SHoULD TAKE MoST RESPoNSIBILITy FoR KEEPING THEMSELvES wELL CoMPARED wITH PEoPLE

wHo THINK THE GovERNMENT SHoULD TAKE MoST RESPoNSIBILITy

TiTle

peoe who thnk ndvduas are most resonsbe for keeng

themseves we

peoe who thnk the government s most resonsbe

for keeng eoe we

19%

73%

ind

43%

49%

Tha

18%

77%

spa

38%

42%

sa

44%

48%

hk

14%

83%

meX

8%

88%

uk

17%

78%

nZ

52%

40%

bra

56%

40%

chi

17%

76%

aus

10%

82%

us

0%

10%

20%

30%

100%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

26%

67%

inT

pEr

cENtaGE

figure 10: people who Think individuals should Take mosT responsibiliTy for keeping Themselves well compared wiTh people

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cclusis

1 te re ow og mon o eoe n mo onre reng onger, ng more e nd enjong beer ere gener

n eer beore, mn re erng rom onderbe e robem.

Mn eoe n eer reed onr beee e re oerweg e,n mo o ee onre, een more re oerweg (dened ng BMi greer n 25).

More n rd o reonden nernon (38%) e errom ron ne.

2 be wneed on n edem e e (og no on) n eredomne ng ekng onre. 64% o amern reondenre oerweg b r ewer nk e re oerweg. B onr, eowe bod m ndex on re reored n an onre cn,hong Kong, ind nd tnd.

3 cner e mo ered ong erm e ondon b eed reeew reonden.

4 More n we mn reonden nernon er rner more o e nene on er e n er door.

5 fewer reonden n redomne ng-ekng onre nnwere ee e were g bo e bene o e

ee wen growng . in e me onre, more n mo nwereee, reonden er ren e bd exme b drnkngexee nd mokng n ron o em.

6 ee wnng o exere more, e more e nd oe weg,reonden e brrer o dong o k o moon, e exene,k o me nd work ommmen.

7 reonden wo er e inerne or normon or de boer e, medne or med ondon 83% o oe reed nder ek er ore on omeme nd ome neer eker ore .

8 sm b no ngnn erenge o reonden nernon oor or onng ere normon ee em nre o wde orre.

9 te mjor o reonden n een o e 12 reed onre ndd od ke mo reonb or keeng we (n e uK 88%),were n e onre, eer mjor or zebe mnore egoernmen or e e od ke mo reonb (n cn 56%).


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io Mi nerewed 13,373 member o eGener pb ro 12 onre beween 22nd

ar nd 23rd M 2011. tee were: ar,Brz, cn, hong Kong, ind, Mexo, ew Zend,sd arb, sn, tnd, uK nd us.

a nerew ook e rog io onnene nd io ne rner.

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Australia

1203 reonden

Thailand

1000 reonden

New Zealand

1000 reonden

Brazil

1001 reonden

India

1025 reonden

Mexico

1046 reonden

Saudi Arabia

1025 reonden

China

1005 reonden

Hong Kong

1019 reonden

Spain

1048 reonden

United Kingdom

2001 reonden

United States

1000 reonden
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