Prevalence (%) of poverty among men and women by occupational social class in Sweden and Britain, 1992–95
| Occupational social class | Prevalence of poverty (<50% of median inc) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Britain | ||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Higher non-manual | 2.3 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | |
| Lower non-manual | 2.3 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 13.8 | |
| Qualified manual | 3.2 | 2.4 | 18.8 | 21.2 | |
| Unqualified manual | 3.6 | 4.1 | 26.2 | 28.7 | |
| Number in sample | 6111 | 6525 | 19344 | 21145 | |