Table 5 ‘Location within market relations’ 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
| Â | Physical functioning | Emotional well-being | General health | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Estimate (SE) | Mean (95% CI) | Estimate (SE) | Mean (95% CI) | Estimate (SE) | Mean (95% CI) |
Intercept | 61.0 (4.0) | Â | 60.4 (3.4) | Â | 38.3 (4.1) | Â |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | −2.6 (0.5) | 76 (75, 78) | −2.2 (0.4) | 68 (66, 69) | 1.9 (0.5) | 60 (59, 62) |
 Male | (ref) | 79 (78, 80) | (ref) | 70 (69, 71) | (ref) | 58 (57, 60) |
Own Social Class | ||||||
 Professional (I) | 6.0 (3.0) | 82 (80, 84) | 5.1 (2.3) | 71 (70, 73) | 7.0 (2.7) | 63 (61, 65) |
 Managerial-technical (II) | 4.3 (2.9) | 80 (79, 82) | 5.2 (2.2) | 71 (70, 72) | 6.1 (2.7) | 62 (61, 64) |
 Skilled non-manual (III-NM) | 2.7 (2.9) | 79 (77, 80) | 3.4 (2.2) | 69 (68, 71) | 4.4 (2.7) | 61 (59, 62) |
 Skilled-manual (III-M) | 1.1 (2.9) | 77 (76, 79) | 4.6 (2.2) | 71 (69, 72) | 4.2 (2.7) | 60 (59, 62) |
 Partly skilled (IV) | −4.3 (2.9) | 72 (69, 74) | −2.4 (2.4) | 64 (61, 66) | −2.8 (2.9) | 53 (51, 56) |
 Unskilled & Other (V/Other) | (ref) | 76 (71, 82) | (ref) | 66 (62, 70) | (ref) | 56 (51, 61) |
Type of Secondary School | ||||||
 Comprehensive | 2.4 (1.7) | 78 (76, 79) | 1.6 (1.5) | 69 (68, 70) | 3.0 (1.72) | 60 (59, 61) |
 Grammar | 3.8 (1.8) | 79 (77, 81) | 1.2 (1.6) | 69 (67, 70) | 3.2 (1.8) | 60 (58, 62) |
 Private | 3.8 (1.8) | 79 (77, 81) | 1.5 (1.7) | 69 (67, 71) | 3.8 (1.9) | 61 (58, 63) |
 Secondary modern | 2.9 (1.7) | 78 (76, 80) | 1.5 (1.5) | 69 (68, 70) | 2.0 (1.8) | 59 (57, 60) |
 Other | (ref) | 75 (72, 78) | (ref) | 67 (64, 70) | (ref) | 57 (53, 60) |
Highest educational qualifications | ||||||
 None | −7.0 (1.4) | 72 (70, 74) | −4.1 (1.2) | 66 (64, 67) | −4.4 (1.4) | 55 (54, 57) |
 NVQ1 level/low-grade GCSE/O-levels or equivalent | −1.7 (1.4) | 77 (76, 79) | −1.9 (1.2) | 68 (66, 69) | −0.4 (1.4) | 59 (57, 61) |
 O-level A-C grade/NVQ3 level or equivalent | − 0.1 (1.3) | 79 (77, 81) | − 0.4 (1.1) | 69 (68, 71) | 0.6 (1.3) | 60 (59, 62) |
 A-levels/NQ3 level or equivalent | 0.4 (1.3) | 80 (78, 81) | −0.4 (1.1) | 69 (68, 71) | 0.7 (1.3) | 60 (59, 62) |
 Degree/NVQ4 level or equivalent | −0.1 (1.1) | 79 (77, 81) | 0.1 (1.0) | 70 (69, 71) | 0.6 (1.2) | 60 (59, 62) |
 Higher degree/NVQ5 level or equivalent | (ref) | 79 (77, 82) | (ref) | 70 (68, 72) | (ref) | 60 (57, 62) |
Benefits (number of times received) | ||||||
 0 | 17.6 (1.5) | 86 (84, 87) | 12.0 (1.3) | 74 (73, 75) | 17.4 (1.6) | 67 (65, 68) |
 1 | 15.3 (1.6) | 83 (82, 85) | 10.0 (1.3) | 72 (71, 73) | 15.3 (1.6) | 65 (63, 66) |
 2 | 11.9 (1.6) | 80 (78, 82) | 8.4 (1.4) | 70 (69, 72) | 13.0 (1.7) | 62 (61, 64) |
 3 | 3.2 (1.8) | 71 (69, 74) | 2.8 (1.5) | 65 (63, 67) | 3.5 (1.8) | 53 (51, 55) |
 4 or more | (ref) | 68 (65, 71) | (ref) | 62 (59, 65) | (ref) | 49 (46, 52) |
Unemployment episodes (number of) | ||||||
 0 | 1.1 (0.7) | 79 (77, 80) | 0.8 (0.6) | 69 (68, 71) | 1.9 (0.7) | 61 (60, 62) |
 1 | −0.7 (0.8) | 77 (75, 79) | −0.9 (0.7) | 68 (66, 69) | −1.0 (0.8) | 58 (57, 60) |
 2 | −0.1 (1.0) | 78 (76, 79) | 0.0 (0.8) | 69 (67, 70) | −0.5 (1.0) | 59 (57, 61) |
 3 or more | (ref) | 78 (76, 79) | (ref) | 69 (67, 70) | (ref) | 59 (57, 61) |
Age left full-time continuous education | 0.4 (0.1) | – | −0.005 (0.1) | – | 0.3 (0.1) | – |
Family income per week (net) | 0.01 (0.01) | – | 0.02 (0.004)a | – | 0.02 (0.01)a | – |
Savings and Investments (£1000’s) | 1E-05 (0.0003)a | – | 0.0004 (0.0002)a | – | 0.0002 (0.0003)a | – |
Debt (£1000’s) | −0.1 (0.04) | – | −0.02 (0.03)a | – | − 0.04 (0.04)a | – |