Table 1

 Self rated health as below good and limiting longstanding illness by social class and psychosocial working conditions (%)

ProportionSelf rated healthLimiting longstanding illness
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
Social class
Manual workers271238372324
Routine non-manual workers104230301821
Semi-professionals191931221817
Managers and professionals432722201313
Job control
1 lowest quintile201640402022
2172136342317
3283028241615
4 highest quintile353420181416
Job demands
1 highest quintile202336332427
2353429271720
3262427231713
4 lowest quintile191825221117
Number17587032