Table 5 Prevalence estimates and odds ratios (OR) for having a long standing illness

Demographic Indicators

Total sample

44.9 (42.4-47.6)

Gender

   Female

953

46.1 (42.8-49.4)

0.17

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

   Male

735

42.8 (39.0-46.5)

1.0

Ethnic group

   White British

1048

47.2 (43.9-50.5)

0.05

1.0

   Black-Caribbean

142

44.9 (36.7-53.3)

0.9 (0.6-1.3)

   Black-African

230

35.2 (28.3-42.0)

0.6 (0.4-0.8)**

   Asian

63

42.9 (28.9-56.8)

0.8 (0.5-1.5)

   Other

203

44.4 (37.0-51.8)

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

Age (years)

   16-24

356

23.2 (19.1-27.3)

< 0.001

1.0

   25-34

402

20.6 (16.4-24.7)

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

   35-44

336

37.4 (32.0-42.9)

1.9 (1.4-2.8)***

   45-54

259

54.3 (48.1-60.6)

3.9 (2.8-5.6)***

   55-64

161

69.0 (61.7-76.3)

7.4 (4.9-11.1)***

   65+

174

79.9 (73.9-85.9)

13.1 (8.5-20.3)***

Relationship status

   Never married

674

34.2 (30.4-37.9)

< 0.001

1.0

   Married/cohabiting

782

45.6 (41.7-49.5)

1.6 (1.3-2.0)***

   Divorced/separated

179

61.1 (53.8-68.5)

3.0 (2.1-4.3)***

   Widowed

53

73.6 (61.7-85.6)

5.4 (2.8-10.2)***

Borough

   Southwark

845

41.6 (38.0-45.2)

0.01

1.3 (1.1-1.6)**

   Lambeth

843

48.3 (44.6-52.0)

1.0

Socioeconomic Indicators

Educational attainment

   No qualifications

224

70.0 (64.0-76.0)

< 0.001

4.3 (3.1-5.9) ***

   Up to GCSE level

329

50.2 (44.6-55.9)

1.9 (1.4-2.5) ***

   Advanced level

426

36.8 (31.9-41.6)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

   Higher degree or above

690

35.2 (31.5-38.9)

1.0

Social class

   Non-manual

700

33.1 (29.4-36.9)

< 0.001

1.0

   Manual

244

35.9 (29.4-42.6)

1.1 (0.8-1.6)

   No current occupation

708

57.2 (53.2-61.1)

2.7 (2.1-3.4) ***

Employment status

   Full time

658

33.2 (29.3-37.1)

< 0.001

1.0

   Part time/casual

259

38.9 (32.6-45.4)

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

   Student/student working

247

24.0 (18.8-29.2)

0.6 (0.5-0.9)**

   Unemployed

168

40.5 (32.8-48.3)

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

   Temporary and permanent sick

78

93.8 (88.8-98.8)

30.5 (12.8-72.9)***

   Retired

187

80.6 (74.8-86.4)

8.4 (5.5-12.7)***

   Home looking after children

82

39.8 (29.1-50.6)

1.3 (0.8-2.2)

Yearly household income

   £0 - £5,475

137

59.7 (51.7-67.8)

< 0.001

2.9 (2.1-4.3)***

   £5476 - £12,097

210

62.8 (55.9-69.6)

3.4 (2.4-4.8)***

   £12,098 - £20,753

203

49.9 (42.7-57.1)

2.0 (1.4-2.8)***

   £20,754 - £31,494

178

41.2 (33.4-49.1)

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

   £31,495 or more

701

33.2 (29.5-36.9)

1.0

Housing tenure

   Own/mortgage

525

44.9 (40.5-49.5)

< 0.001

1.0

   Rented

1052

47.3 (43.9-50.6)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

   Rent free

109

21.1 (13.1-29.2)

0.3 (0.2-0.5)***