Table 2

Mortality rates 1990–94 by indices of housing conditions in 1960 and net household income per consumer unit in 1990

	Men				Women
	1960		1990		1960		1990
Index values	Number	Mortality* 1990–94	Number	Mortality* 1990–94	Number	Mortality* 1990–94	Number	Mortality* 1990–94
*Age adjusted mortality per 10000 person years. †p Values for test for trend across housing conditions index categories <0.001.
1 (poor)	4502	48	1980	59	4566	27	2285	32
2	5240	49	5200	55	5285	20	6252	25
3	10324	38	11061	37	9855	18	12444	20
4	11685	30	13338	26	11625	15	14287	16
5	7705	29	10608	27	8118	13	10088	15
6	5353	26	5031	23	5428	19	3746	13
7 (well off)	5664	20†	3255	18†	6137	17†	1912	9†

Sum	50473	34	50473	34	51014	18	51014	18