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Table 1 Descriptive data for males and females on health and SEP measures at each age

From: The emergence of health inequalities in early adulthood: evidence on timing and mechanisms from a West of Scotland cohort

 

Age 15

Age 18

Age 24

Age 30

Age 36

N

          

 Males

737

 

638

 

419

 

384

 

424

 

 Females

778

 

705

 

497

 

459

 

518

 

Mean age (s.d.)

          

 Males

15.73

(0.33)

18.63

(0.34)

24.77

(0.98)

30.14

(1.30)

36.70

(0.43)

 Females

15.76

(0.32)

18.65

(0.33)

24.86

(1.02)

30.20

(1.29)

36.74

(0.42)

Mean SEP score (s.d.)a

          

 Males

3.10

(1.25)

2.36

(1.06)

3.99

(1.85)

3.37

(1.75)

3.20

(1.67)

 Females

3.18

(1.27)

2.09

(1.00)

3.68

(1.91)

3.52

(1.90)

3.56

(2.05)

N non-manual employment (%)

          

 Males

-

-

-

-

171

(41.6)

213

(55.8)

245

(59.3)

 Females

-

-

-

-

322

(65.7)

312

(68.3)

317

(66.3)

N not in employment (%)b

          

 Males

-

-

85

(13.3)

77

(18.4)

44

(11.5)

38

(9.0)

 Females

-

-

96

(13.6)

98

(19.7)

81

(17.6)

101

(19.5)

N LL physical illness (%)

          

 Males

64

(8.7)

64

(10.0)

57

(13.6)

69

(18.0)

81

(19.1)

 Females

78

(10.0)

84

(11.9)

95

(19.1)

96

(20.9)

151

(29.2)

N poor mental health (%)c

          

 Males

135

(18.3)

215

(33.7)

129

(30.8)

125

(32.6)

142

(33.5)

 Females

214

(27.5)

324

(46.0)

183

(36.8)

204

(44.4)

227

(43.8)

  1. aScores are as follows: Baseline is parent class (I=1, II=2, IIInm=3, IIIm=4, IV=5, V=6); 2nd measurement is own educational and occupational status (full-time education=1, non-manual occupation=2, manual occupation=3, not in education or employment=4); 3rd-5th measurements are own current class (I=1, II=2, IIInm=3, IIIm=4, IV=5, V=6, not in employment=7).
  2. bValues for the second visit count only those not in education or employment.
  3. cAt baseline poor mental health is indicated by a GHQ-12 score ≥2, at all other visits by HADS sub-scale scores ≥8.