Table 2

Relative age standardised mortality rates for selected causes of death according to adult and childhood social class for employed men and for the whole cohort in 1991–98

Social class
Own class
Non-manualManual
Childhood class
Non-manualManualNon-manualManual
All causes
    Employed men1.001.12 (0.91 to 1.37)2.47 (2.01 to 3.04)2.27 (1.93 to 2.68)
    Whole cohort1.001.20 (1.00 to 1.45)3.01 (2.51 to 3.60)2.98 (2.57 to 3.47)
Cardiovascular disease
    Employed men1.001.40 (0.80 to 2.45)1.45 (0.73 to 2.88)3.04 (1.92 to 4.81)
    Whole cohort1.001.27 (0.74 to 2.16)2.29 (1.32 to 3.97)3.55 (2.33 to 5.42)
Alcohol related causes
    Employed men1.001.50 (1.06 to 2.14)3.63 (2.57 to 5.14)3.59 (2.68 to 4.80)
    Whole cohort1.001.53 (1.11 to 2.10)4.37 (3.24 to 5.88)4.86 (3.76 to 6.28)
Person years (number of persons in 1990) in thousands
    Employed men198 (25)188 (24)84 (11)341 (43)
    Whole cohort206 (26)196 (25)97 (12)396 (50)