Table 3

Full results of the final Poisson regression models comparing mortality rates (1) for Scotland compared with England and Wales and (2) Glasgow compared with Liverpool and Manchester

Scotland, England and Wales final modelGlasgow, Liverpool and Manchester final model
VariableCategoryN (%)Regression coefficient/IRR95% CIsp Value†N (%)Regression coefficient/IRR95% CIsp Value†
Country of residenceEngland and Wales*191 304 (67.4)2783(23.3)
Scotland92 369 (32.6)0.09/1.091.06 to 1.12***9165(76.7)0.24/1.271.12 to 1.45***
GenderFemale*146 121 (51.5)6366 (53.3)
Male137 552 (48.5)0.47/1.601.56 to 1.64***5582 (46.7)0.51/1.661.49 to 1.85***
Age (years)35–39s*46 488 (16.4)2201 (18.4)
40–44s42 261 (14.9)0.47/1.601.43 to 1.78***1995 (16.7)0.24/1.270.88 to 1.84
45–49s38 568 (13.6)0.98/2.662.41 to 2.94***1637 (13.7)0.71/2.041.44 to 2.88***
50–54s41 685 (14.7)1.32/3.763.42 to 4.13***1496 (12.5)1.14/3.132.26 to 4.33***
55–59s34 779 (12.3)1.69/5.444.96 to 5.97***1282 (10.7)1.43/4.193.05 to 5.77***
60–64s29 905 (10.5)2.11/8.317.58 to 9.12***1201 (10.1)1.89/6.594.80 to 9.03***
65–69s27 031 (9.5)2.61/13.5512.32 to 14.90***1180 (9.9)2.34/10.367.45 to 14.41***
70–74s22 956 (8.1)3.09/21.9719.97 to 24.16***956 (8.0)2.76/15.7311.29 to 21.92***
Housing tenureOwner-occupied*225 857 (79.6)7407 (62.0)
Private rented10 980 (3.9)0.23/1.251.17 to 1.34***388 (3.2)0.39/1.481.12 to 1.97*
Social rented46 836 (16.5)0.33/1.391.35 to 1.44***4153 (34.8)0.24/1.271.13 to 1.43***
Access to car/vanAccess*238 294 (84.0)7009 (58.7)
No access45 379 (16.0)0.31/1.361.32 to 1.41***4939 (41.3)0.35/1.421.26 to 1.60***
HouseholdNot living alone*242 447 (85.5)9178 (76.8)
Living alone41 226 (14.5)0.11/1.111.08 to 1.15***2770 (23.2)0.08/1.090.97 to 1.22
Religious affiliationNone*43 238 (15.2)2084(17.4)
Christian237 428 (83.7)0.01/1.010.96 to 1.059743(81.5)0.15/1.160.98 to 1.36
Non-Christian3007(1.1)−0.10/.910.78 to 1.06121(1.0)−0.44/0.640.26 to 1.57
Educational attainmentNo qualification*111 045 (39.1)6334 (53.0)
Qualifications < NVQ4 level118 361 (41.7)−0.13/0.880.85 to 0.91***3574 (29.9)−0.01/0.990.86 to 1.14
Qualifications HNC/D and above54 267 (19.1)−0.25/0.780.75 to 0.82***2040 (17.1)−0.26/0.770.63 to 0.94*
Economic activityEmployed*171 524 (60.5)5664 (47.4)
Inactive other7404 (2.6)0.57/1.771.64 to 1.92***593 (5.0)0.53/1.691.28 to 2.24***
Looking after home/family16 366 (5.8)0.35/1.411.30 to 1.53***775 (6.5)0.40/1.491.08 to 2.07*
Permanently sick21 607 (7.6)1.12/3.062.93 to 3.19***2027 (17.0)1.01/2.742.29 to 3.28***
Retired60 308 (21.3)0.34/1.411.35 to 1.47***2440 (20.4)0.40/1.501.22 to 1.84***
Unemployed6464 (2.3)0.50/1.651.49 to 1.82***449 (3.8)0.35/1.420.99 to 2.03
  • *Reference category.

  • †Significance level: *p<0.05; ***p<0.001.

  • Source: ONS LS and SLS.