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" The so-called &amp;#039;baby boomer&amp;#039; generation appears to be leading the way in terms of managing their own health, a survey suggests. A survey of almost 1,000 adults, conducted by GfK-NOP on behalf of the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK), found that 75 per cent of 55 to 64-year-olds were aware of the importance of healthy living and felt they were &amp;#039;in charge&amp;#039; of their health on a day-to-day basis. This compares with just 62 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds and 63 per cent of over-65s who said the same. Baroness Greengross, chief executive of ILC-UK, said that age-related inequalities &amp;#039;can influence health outcomes and behaviour&amp;#039;. The survey also found that people in lower social classes were around two-fifths less likely to feel in charge of their own health than those in the highest social classes. &amp;#039;It is worrying that some of the most disadvantaged and potentially disaffected amongst us feel they have little investment in their own health or indeed control over it,&amp;#039; Baroness Greengross observed. She added that future generations must be protected by mitigating against a &amp;#039;public health lottery&amp;#039;. A recent review by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance, reported by the Daily Telegraph, found that patients in England face a postcode lottery of arthritis care. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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