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1. Women’s Health and well-being:Evolving definitions and practices
Section I – Definition of well-being varies
with circumstances
Section II – Public officials’ priorities ignore some
of women’s core concerns
Section III – Finding answers online – but also
asking doctors, family and friends
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(C) The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2015, Sources: EIU-Merck surveys
say well-being means “feeling healthy and physically fit”
Health and fitness come first:
0%
100% 90%
68%
50%
26%
Income contributes to well-being:
Breakdown by income of high well-being respondents:
Feel “excellent” or “good” in their daily lives
Financially very
secure
Financially mostly
secure
Financially often
insecure
Financially always
insecure
At lower income levels, having the basics
– food and security – count the most
In developing countries, access
to education and independence
matter too
In developed countries, above$75,000in
annual income: Managing stress is a focus
Contrasting views on the definition of well-being:
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Feeling healthy and physically fit
64%of women
74%of officials
39%of women
51% of officials
11% of women
50% of officials
45% of women
26% of officials
Emotional security and stability
Feeling physically secure
Feeling a sense of accomplishment
Low take-up:
Mismatch between programmes desired and
those offered:
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
48%
73%
54% 52%
47%
34%
Women who take part in
programmes choose those
related to:
Officials focus on
programmes offering:
Hobbies and
cultural activities
Health or
fitness
Communit
y activities
Communit
y activities
Illness
prevention
Health
campaigns
66%66%of female consumers do not participate in
programmes on well-being
0
20
40
60
80
100 India
89%
85%
80%
51%
46%
70% of women actively search for
information on health and well-being
Women in the developing countries are more
active searchers:
Brazil
Mexico
Germany
France
Top three information sources:
66% Online including social media
54%Medical doctors
41%Family and friends
Online sources most important
in Brazil and Mexico, despite
poor internet access
75%say the purpose of the information
search is general information, not self-diagnosis