Distribution (%) of father's social class, height and own education by own employment grade in men and women
| Men Employment grade | Women Employment grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Intermediate | Low | High | Intermediate | Low | ||
| Father's social class | |||||||
| (n=4774 men: 2206 women) | |||||||
| IV or V | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 19 | |
| IIIm | 28 | 33 | 36 | 17 | 33 | 44 | |
| IIInm | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
| I or II | 48 | 39 | 32 | 69 | 43 | 25 | |
| Total (n) | 100 (1742) | 100 (2561) | 100 (471) | 100 (199) | 100 (891) | 100 (1116) | |
| Height (quartile) | |||||||
| (n=6886 men: 3412 women) | |||||||
| Q1 (shortest) | 20 | 27 | 48 | 14 | 22 | 35 | |
| Q2 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | |
| Q3 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 24 | |
| Q4 (tallest) | 30 | 23 | 13 | 41 | 30 | 16 | |
| Total (n) | 100 (2644) | 100 (3602) | 100 (640) | 100 (381) | 100 (1336) | 100 (1695) | |
| Age at leaving full time education (y) | |||||||
| (n=5178 men: 2503 women) | |||||||
| ⩽16 | 13 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 35 | 68 | |
| 17–18 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 18 | |
| ⩾19 | 67 | 37 | 28 | 83 | 36 | 15 | |
| Total (n) | 100 (1869) | 100 (2789) | 100 (520) | 100 (216) | 100 (984) | 100 (1303) | |