< < < Life Expectancy at birth by social class England and Wales
Life Expectancy at birth by social class England and Wales
selected years (from Health Statistics Quarterly 02, tables 1&5)
Men
Social Class Occupation Type 1972-76 1977-81 1982-86 1987-91 1992-6
I Professional 72 74.7 75.1 76.7 77.7
II Managerial/
Intermediate
71.7 72.4 73.8 74.4 75.8
IIIN Skilled non-manual 69.5 70.8 72.2 73.5 75
IIIM Skilled manual 69.8 70 71.4 72.4 73.5
IV Partly skilled 68.4 68.8 70.6 70.4 72.6
V Unskilled 66.5 67 67.7 67.9 68.2
All men All men 69.2 70 71.4 72.3 73.9
Difference SCI-SCV   5.5 7.7 7.4 8.8 9.5