A new shows that a low social status can be for your health. Researchers in the USA looked at the of 45 female monkeys. The monkeys with a social status were . The monkeys were split into . They had to get to know each . Researchers then took one monkey from group and put her into another group. Researchers found that the "new girl" was unhealthier than the other .
The said that although their study was on monkeys, it could also be for because we share a lot of our with monkeys. A told the BBC News that governments should understand that with a lower social have more health problems. He said they have got and TVs, but that does not mean they are . Richer people can live up to two longer than poorer people.