Table 4

Inequality index for limiting longstanding illness by socioeconomic indicators and gender, estimated from different logistic regression models*

Gross effectEducation+ClassEducation+IncomeClass+IncomeEducation+Class+Income
*All models adjust for age and family composition.
Women
    Education1.28 (1.16 to 1.41)1.20 (1.03 to 1.39)1.17 (1.06 to 1.30)1.14 (0.98 to 1.33)
    Occupational class1.19 (1.11 to 1.28)1.06 (0.95 to 1.20)1.11 (1.02 to 1.20)1.02 (0.90 to 1.15)
    Household income1.35 (1.22 to 1.49)1.27 (1.14 to 1.41)1.28 (1.14 to 1.43)1.27 (1.13 to 1.42)
Men
    Education1.35 (1.12 to 1.62)1.11 (0.85 to 1.45)1.29 (1.05 to 1.57)1.06 (0.81 to 1.40)
    Occupational class1.26 (1.12 to 1.43)1.20 (1.01 to 1.44)1.24 (1.09 to 1.42)1.21 (1.01 to 1.45)
    Household income1.28 (1.03 to 1.58)1.14 (0.90 to 1.45)1.12 (0.88 to 1.42)1.11 (0.87 to 1.42)