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Table 1 Description of the 11 Mosaic Groups[7]

From: Insights into social disparities in smoking prevalence using Mosaic, a novel measure of socioeconomic status: an analysis using a large primary care dataset

Group name

Brief description

A - Symbols of success

Successful professionals of high net worth, living in fashionable areas

B - Happy families

Young families, living in newer homes, whose parents have secure positions in large organisations

C - Suburban comfort

Older, established, financially-stable families living in suburban areas

D - Ties of community

Close communities of workers in manual professions, living in inner city areas and manufacturing towns

E - Urban intelligence

Students, recent graduates, and young professionals, living in places of transient populations

F - Welfare borderline

Living in council accommodation with employment instability

G - Municipal dependency

Low income families, living in social housing

H - Blue collar enterprise

Practical, enterprising families living in homes bought from social landlords

I - Twilight subsidence

Elderly, reliant on social housing and state benefits

J - Grey perspectives

Retired but physically and financially independent

K - Rural isolation

Those living in communities in the countryside, away from urbanisation