Table 1

Number of participants, prevalence of poor self rated health, median net current equivalised income (to the nearest £), and Gini coefficients, in descending order of the latter

RegionNumber (%)% Poor healthMedian net income (£)GiniGini category
Inner London397 (4.1)27.02520.3244
Outer London618 (6.4)26.72490.3074
West Midlands Conurbation429 (4.5)27.31790.3004
Greater Manchester385 (4.0)25.22330.2974
Merseyside218 (2.3)24.82160.2964
East Anglia361 (3.8)18.82100.2933
Rest of North West408 (4.3)27.52280.2933
Scotland908 (9.5)25.42210.2853
Rest of South East1752 (18.2)23.12570.2833
West Yorkshire348 (3.6)25.92010.2802
Rest of West Midlands482 (5.0)22.02260.2802
East Midlands735 (7.7)25.22080.2712
Rest of North380 (4.0)31.82200.2712
Tyne and Wear241 (2.5)33.22090.2682
Wales509 (5.3)32.42100.2682
Rest of Yorks and Humberside304 (3.2)22.02150.2631
South West857 (8.9)22.62150.2601
South Yorkshire276 (2.9)25.42230.2581
All9608 (100)25.32370.290