Table 3 ‘Habitus and distinction’ class theory: associations between SF-36 health outcomes at age 50 and measures of class theory. Parameter estimates and predicted means (LSMeans) from multiply imputed and weighted regression modelling

Intercept

76.7 (4.2)

–

70.3 (3.4)

–

60.0 (4.0)

–

 Female

−4.4 (0.5)

80 (75, 85)

−3.2 (0.4)

71 (66, 76)

0.4 (0.5)

66 (61, 72)

 Male

(ref)

85 (79, 90)

(ref)

74 (69, 79)

(ref)

66 (60, 71)

Cognitive Ability (Draw-A-Man Test score)

0.2 (0.04)

–

0.1 (0.03)

–

0.2 (0.04)

–

 0

−1.2 (3.8)

83 (74, 91)

−1.2 (2.4)

74 (67, 80)

−2.2 (3.9)

65 (55, 75)

 1

−6.3 (4.9)

78 (67, 88)

−9.4 (6.0)

65 (53, 78)

−4.7 (4.9)

62 (52, 73)

 2

−2.1 (1.8)

82 (76, 88)

−0.9 (1.6)

74 (69, 79)

1.7 (1.9)

69 (62, 75)

 3

− 0.8 (1.1)

83 (78, 89)

− 0.9 (0.9)

74 (69, 78)

− 0.8 (1.1)

66 (61, 72)

 4

−0.2 (0.7)

84 (79, 89)

−1.2 (0.6)

74 (69, 78)

− 0.1 (0.8)

67 (62, 72)

 5 or more

(ref)

84 (79, 89)

(ref)

75 (71, 79)

(ref)

67 (62, 72)

 Higher managerial & professional

1.7 (1.2)

83 (77, 88)

−0.7 (1.0)

71 (66, 75)

−0.5 (1.2)

66 (60, 71)

 Lower managerial & professional

2.2 (0.9)

83 (78, 88)

0.8 (0.8)

72 (67, 77)

1.3 (0.9)

67 (62, 73)

 Intermediate occupations

1.5 (1.0)

83 (77, 88)

1.3 (0.9)

73 (68, 77)

0.7 (1.0)

67 (61, 72)

 Small employers & Own account workers

−0.2 (4.0)

81 (72, 90)

2.9 (3.8)

74 (66, 83)

−2.2 (4.1)

64 (54, 74)

 Lower supervisory & Technical

0.8 (1.0)

82 (77, 87)

2.2 (0.9)

74 (69, 78)

0.2 (1.1)

66 (61, 72)

 Semi-routine occupations

0.6 (1.0)

82 (76, 87)

− 0.6 (0.9)

71 (66, 76)

−0.4 (1.1)

66 (60, 71)

 Routine

3.5 (1.4)

85 (79, 90)

2.6 (1.1)

74 (69, 79)

1.1 (1.4)

67 (61, 73)

 Students/Not stated/Inadequately described/Not classified

(ref)

81 (76, 86)

(ref)

71 (67, 76)

(ref)

66 (61, 72)

 Don’t know

−1.8 (0.9)

82 (76, 87)

−0.8 (0.6)

72 (67, 77)

−0.9 (0.8)

66 (60, 71)

 Full time studies

−0.7 (0.8)

83 (77, 88)

0.1 (0.6)

73 (68, 78)

0.4 (0.8)

67 (61, 73)

 Job, nothing more

−2.0 (0.8)

81 (76, 87)

−1.0 (0.7)

72 (67, 77)

−1.6 (0.8)

65 (59, 71)

 Part study, job

(ref)

83 (78, 89)

(ref)

73 (68, 78)

(ref)

67 (61, 72)

 Certainly

−10.2 (4.7)

73 (64, 82)

−3.9 (3.8)

67 (60, 75)

−1.3 (4.4)

64 (55, 73)

 Don’t know

5.8 (8.2)

89 (73, 100^a)

6.4 (7.0)

78 (64, 92)

1.4 (8.6)

67 (50, 84)

 Not at all

2.4 (1.1)

85 (82, 88)

2.2 (0.9)

73 (71, 76)

2.4 (1.1)

68 (65, 71)

 Somewhat

(ref)

83 (79, 86)

(ref)

71 (68, 74)

(ref)

65 (62, 69)

 Little ability/below average CSE grades 2–4/O-level/CSE 1

−3.9 (0.7)

80 (75, 86)

−0.1 (0.7)

72 (68, 77)

−2.5 (0.7)

65 (59, 70)

 A-level and higher

(ref)

84 (79, 90)

(ref)

73 (68, 77)

(ref)

67 (62, 73)

 1–2 times a week

7.1 (3.8)

84 (79, 89)

3.4 (2.4)

74 (69, 79)

7.8 (2.8)

68 (62, 73)

 2–3 times in last 4 weeks

6.5 (3.3)

83 (78, 89)

2.9 (2.8)

73 (68, 78)

7.6 (3.5)

68 (62, 74)

 3–4 times a week

7.2 (3.2)

84 (78, 89)

3.3 (2.5)

74 (69, 79)

7.7 (3.2)

68 (62, 73)

 5 times a week +

5.4 (3.0)

82 (77, 87)

1.8 (2.4)

72 (68, 77)

5.4 (2.8)

66 (60, 71)

 Not done in last 4 weeks

6.9 (3.1)

84 (77, 91)

0.8 (3.1)

71 (65, 77)

7.5 (3.0)

68 (61, 75)

 One in last 4 weeks

(ref)

77 (69, 84)

(ref)

70 (64, 77)

(ref)

60 (52, 68)

 1–2 times a week

−0.1 (1.0)

83 (77, 88)

0.3 (0.9)

72 (68, 77)

−1.5 (1.0)

66 (60, 72)

 2–3 times in last 4 weeks

−0.6 (1.2)

82 (77, 88)

0.5 (1.0)

73 (68, 78)

−1.5 (1.0)

66 (60, 72)

 3–4 times a week

−0.2 (1.1)

83 (77, 88)

0.6 (0.8)

73 (68, 78)

−1.6 (1.1)

66 (60, 71)

 5 times a week +

−0.3 (1.1)

83 (78, 88)

0.5 (0.9)

73 (68, 77)

−1.7 (1.2)

66 (60, 72)

 Not done in last 4 weeks

−2.9 (0.9)

80 (75, 85)

0.1 (0.7)

72 (68, 77)

−1.7 (0.9)

66 (60, 71)

 One in last 4 weeks

(ref)

83 (78, 88)

(ref)

72 (67, 77)

(ref)

67 (62, 73)

 Tabloid (Daily papers-Express, Mail, Star, Evening, Mirror, Sun)

0.8 (0.9)

83 (78, 89)

1.0 (0.7)

73 (69, 78)

1.1 (0.9)

67 (62, 73)

 Broadsheet (Telegraph, Fin. Times, Guardian, Times)

−0.9 (0.8)

82 (76, 87)

−0.6 (0.6)

72 (67, 77)

−1.4 (0.8)

65 (59, 70)

 Other (e.g. Newsline, Regional etc.)

−1.2 (0.7)

81 (76, 87)

−0.2 (0.6)

72 (67, 77)

0.0 (0.7)

66 (60, 72)

 None

(ref)

83 (77, 88)

(ref)

72 (68, 77)

(ref)

66 (61, 72)

 Conservative

2.0 (1.8)

83 (78, 88)

−1.6 (1.5)

72 (67, 77)

0.3 (1.9)

67 (61, 72)

 Labour

0.5 (1.8)

82 (76, 87)

−1.8 (1.5)

72 (67, 77)

−1.1 (1.9)

65 (60, 71)

 Liberal

2.1 (1.9)

83 (78, 89)

−1.1 (1.6)

73 (68, 78)

−0.2 (1.9)

66 (61, 72)

 Other (Welsh Nat, Scots Nat, Nat front, Communist, WRP)

1.1 (1.7)

82 (77, 88)

−2.6 (1.5)

71 (67, 76)

−0.8 (1.8)

66 (60, 71)

 None

(ref)

81 (75, 87)

(ref)

74 (69, 79)

(ref)

66 (60, 73)

 Conservative

2.3 (0.9)

84 (79, 90)

2.0 (0.7)

75 (70, 79)

2.2 (0.9)

68 (63, 74)

 Labour

−0.1 (0.8)

82 (77, 87)

−0.4 (0.6)

72 (67, 77)

−0.5 (0.8)

66 (60, 71)

 Liberal

1.3 (1.1)

83 (78, 89)

−0.5 (0.9)

72 (67, 77)

0.5 (1.1)

67 (61, 73)

 Social DP

−1.3 (0.9)

81 (75, 86)

0.1 (0.8)

73 (68, 78)

−1.0 (1.0)

65 (60, 71)

 Other

−2.3 (1.7)

80 (74, 86)

−2.5 (1.4)

70 (65, 76)

−3.6 (1.7)

63 (56, 69)

 None/Spoil

2.2 (1.1)

84 (79, 90)

−0.4 (0.9)

72 (67, 77)

1.6 (1.1)

68 (62, 74)

 Refused/Don’t Know

(ref)

82 (77, 87)

(ref)

73 (68, 78)

(ref)

66 (61, 72)

 Yes

−0.1 (0.5)

82 (77, 88)

−0.1 (0.4)

72 (68, 77)

−0.4 (0.5)

66 (60, 71)

 No

(ref)

82 (77, 87)

(ref)

73 (68, 77)

(ref)

66 (61, 72)

 Less than monthly

−0.8 (1.3)

82 (76, 87)

1.3 (1.0)

73 (68, 78)

−0.2 (1.2)

66 (60, 72)

 Monthly or More

1.3 (1.7)

84 (78, 89)

1.1 (1.4)

73 (68, 78)

1.9 (1.7)

68 (62, 74)

 No religion

−0.6 (1.0)

82 (76, 87)

0.2 (0.9)

72 (67, 77)

−0.9 (1.0)

65 (60, 71)

 Rarely or Never

0.2 (1.0)

83 (77, 88)

0.2 (0.8)

72 (67, 77)

−0.7 (1.0)

65 (60, 71)

 Weekly or More

(ref)

82 (77, 88)

(ref)

72 (67, 77)

(ref)

66 (60, 72)