Table 1B

Age standardised prevalence rates (%) of responses on the question on self rated health, by socioeconomic group, men and women

Socioeconomic groupMenWomen
Fair healthPoor healthFair healthPoor health
Higher non-manual10.11.912.02.4
Intermediate non-manual9.61.911.82.2
Lower non-manual12.22.614.53.0
Qualified manual16.24.418.24.4
Unqualified manual18.05.120.45.2
Others18.48.119.84.8