ood health and they
were dependent children in households aged 16-18.
• Of people aged 50-64, 17.1% had a limiting long-term illness and 57.1% of these
reported good or fairly good health. 82.9% did not have a limiting long-term illness and
all of these reported good or fairly good health.
• Of people aged 65 and over, 15.8% had a limiting long-term illness and all reported not
good health. 84.2% did not have a limiting long-term illness and 62.5% of these reported
good or fairly good health.
Gender differences
o There were13 women and 6 men aged 65 and over. None of the women reported having
a limiting long-term illness and 76.9% of them reported good or fairly good health. 50%
of men reported having a limiting long-term illness and all men, regardless of whether
they had a limiting long-term illness, reported their general health as not good.
Chinese in Telford & Wrekin (545)
• Of all Chinese people in Shropshire County, 7.5% had a limiting long-term illness. Of
these, 22.0% reported their general health as not good. 92.5% did not have a limiting
long-term illness. Of these, 0.6% reported not good health.
• Of children aged 0-15, 2.7% had a limiting long-term illness and all reported good or
fairly good health.
• Of people aged 16-49, 5.5% had a limiting long-term illness and 70% of these reported
good or fairly good health. 94.5% did not have a limiting long-term illness and all of these
reported good or fairly good health.
• Of people aged 50-64, 15.1% had a limiting long-term illness and all of these reported
good or fairly good health. 84.9% did not have a limiting long-term illness and all of these
reported good or fairly good health.
• Of people aged 65 and over, 50% had a limiting long-term illness and 70% of these
reported good or fairly good health. 50% did not have a limiting long-term illness and
70% of these reported good or fairly good health.
Gender differences
o There were 13 women and 7 men aged 65 and over. 6 women reported having a limiting
long-term illness and 3 of these reported good or fairly good health. 4 men reported
having a limiting long-term illness and all of these reported good or fairly good health.
The 3 men who did not report having a limiting long-term illness all reported not good
health.
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o As expected, the number having a limiting long-term illness increases with age, as does
the number who report not good health.
o The number of Chinese people aged 65 and over in Shropshire County and Telford &
Wrekin is small. There are twice as many women as there are men, perhaps related to
the longer life expectancy of women compared to men. In this age group, men were also
more likely to report having a limiting long-term illness and to report not good health.
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APPENDIX B: Focus group and interview questions
1. What does ‘being healthy’ mean to you?
2. How would you describe your current health status?
3. What things, in your opinion, affect your health?
4. Are you registered with a GP?
5. Under what circumstances would you visit your GP?
(Do you only go to your GP when you are ill? MH/PH)
6. What obstacles, if any, hinder or prevent you from visiting your GP?
7. When was the last time you visited a medical health professional?
8. Do you know where your nearest hospital is?
9. Are interpreters available
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