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Table 1 Percentage of males and females, for Leeds and national, for Education, housing, employment and marital status and relationships

From: Social determinants of male health: a case study of Leeds, UK

 

Leeds

National

Male

Female

Male

Female

Mean ± SD (%)

Mean ± SD (%)

%

%

Education

 Achieving a good level of development in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile [EYFSP] *

45.6 ± 13.4

60.2 ± 13.0

52.0

69.0

 Achieve level 2+ key stage 1 reading *

80.1 ± 6.35

88.0 ± 6.87

86.0

92.0

 Achieve level 2+ key stage 1 writing *

75.1 ± 7.31

85.5 ± 7.30

80.0

90.0

 Pupils at the End of KS4 Achieving 5+ A*-C Including English and Mathematics *

52.4 ± 15.9

62.9 ± 15.2

55.7

65.7

 Adults (16–64) with no qualifications

16.1 ± 8.38

16.9 ± 8.82

  

Housing

 Aged 16+ living alone

17.2 ± 6.30

17.6 ± 3.76

  

 Living in council-owned high-rise flats*

62.4 ± 10.1

37.6 ± 10.1

  

 Living in social housing (aged 16+)

17.7 ± 14.5

19.9 ± 15.2

  

Employment

 Unemployed (aged 16+ exc FT students) *

5.80 ± 3.12

3.30 ± 1.92

4.9

3.1

 Long term unemployed (aged 16–64) *

2.70 ± 1.66

1.69 ± 1.05

2.2

1.7

 Never worked (aged 25+) *

2.48 ± 1.96

6.23 ± 5.94

2.1

5.7

 Employees and self-employed (aged 16+ years) working long hours - over 49 h *

9.87 ± 3.58

3.14 ± 1.46

8.5

2.2

 claiming Job Seekers Allowance *

4.19 ± 3.51

2.18 ± 1.92

2.7

1.6

 Economically inactive due to long-term disability or illness (aged 16+)

4.18 ± 2.32

3.69 ± 1.89

4.1

3.7

 Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

5.88 ± 3.30

5.01 ± 2.67

5.4

4.6

 Attendance allowance (aged 65+ years) *

10.5 ± 3.65

16.8 ± 5.86

10.8

18.0

Marital status and relationships

 Single (aged 16–64 years) *

48.4 ± 13.5

42.8 ± 14.7

45.4

38.5

 Single (aged 30–49 years) *

39.1 ± 11.3

27.0 ± 7.82

35.4

27.6

 Lone parents (aged 16–74) *

0.85 ± 0.43

8.16 ± 4.32

0.8

7.2

 Divorced (aged 30–59 years) *

10.5 ± 2.28

13.7 ± 2.70

8.4

11.9

  1. * P < 0.01