Basic Skills and Social Exclusion - Centre for Longitudinal Studies

idrig JLi-J IVI ^IaHealth status and personal well-beingMore high risk poor ieadvrs continued to II(Ok(' vIgorotts a t ;u. Vo\\oI boo Prreaders drank alcohol on a regular weekly basis emphasising the association 1oliiuking with more affluent lifestyles. Among men, it was the added burdenearly social exclusion risk on poor reading that had the impact. High risk poi, i11 INders were less likely to report feeling in excellent health or to be satisfied wit Iiill way their life had turned out. More high risk men felt that they had 1lit i'ol over events in their lives. 19% of high risk poor readers (men) and 21high risk poor readers (women) felt that 'whatever 1(10 has no real effectI it happens in my life' connj )ared with 10% and 11% of the whole group. TI 1 Valso were much more likely to feel that 'Usually I find problems in life too miieh.F( r women, both poor reading and social exclusion risk reduced the reportingexeellent health, together with the feeling that 'Whatever I do has no real effowhat IiiopIe ill tin life. ;iiiol 'Usii;illv 1 1111(1 boro61oI11 ill bite to() 11101(11.