Table 4 Association between social class and changes in financial situation during the March–July 2020 lockdown (unadjusted). N = 2557
|  | NS-SEC social class at age 23 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | Intermediate occupations | Routine and manual occupations | Never worked and long-term unemployed | |
N = 1126 | N = 616 | N = 579 | N = 236 | |
Change in employment | ||||
 Employed with the same or more hours | ref | ref | ref | ref |
 Reduced hours | ref | 0.89 (0.59–1.36) | 1.51 (1.01–2.24) | 1.65 (0.95–2.87) |
 Furlough/paid or unpaid leave | ref | 1.41 (1.04–1.92) | 2.53 (1.86–3.43) | 2.20 (1.40–3.47) |
 Stopped working during pandemic | ref | 1.00 (0.59–1.67) | 2.54 (1.58–4.08) | 2.57 (1.35–4.87) |
 Not working pre-pandemic | ref | 1.28 (0.77–2.13) | 2.34 (1.45–3.79) | 5.40 (3.20–9.12) |
Financial situation | ||||
 Worse off | ref | 0.97 (0.73–1.29) | 1.39 (1.05–1.84) | 1.36 (0.89–2.06) |
 No change | ref | ref | ref | ref |
 Better off | ref | 0.95 (0.74–1.22) | 0.73 (0.56–0.97) | 0.73 (0.49–1.10) |
Claimed benefits since pandemic | ref | 0.96 (0.66–1.40) | 1.39 (0.97–1.98) | 1.96 (1.22–3.16) |
Used rent/mortgage deferral since pandemic | ref | 1.33 (0.88–2.03) | 1.21 (0.77–1.90) | 0.77 (0.33–1.81) |