Weighted distributions (%) of respondents by socioeconomic characteristics
| 1988/9 | 1994 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men n (%) | Women n (%) | Men n (%) | Women n (%) | ||||
| Social class of last occupation | |||||||
| I or II | 532 (31.5) | 313 (16.9) | 321 (31.3) | 208 (17) | |||
| IIInm | 172 (10.2) | 653 (35.2) | 107 (10.4) | 425 (34.8) | |||
| IIIm | 594 (35.2) | 207 (11.2) | 356 (34.7) | 130 (10.7) | |||
| IV or V | 386 (22.9) | 646 (34.8) | 239 (23.3) | 438 (35.9) | |||
| Missing | 3 (0.2) | 37 (1.9) | 3 (0.3) | 19 (1.6) | |||
| Educational qualifications1-150 | |||||||
| A level | 242 (14.3) | 160 (8.6) | 155 (15.1) | 113 (9.3) | |||
| O level | 175 (10.4) | 199 (10.7) | 126 (12.3) | 139 (11.4) | |||
| Trade | 388 (23) | 258 (13.9) | 248 (24.2) | 182 (14.9) | |||
| none | 882 (52.3) | 1239 (66.8) | 498 (48.4) | 786 (64.4) | |||
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Income: £ per week1-151 | |||||||
| mean (standard error) | 126.2 (2.4) | 103.7 (1.9) | 170.3 (4.1) | 139.3 (3.3) | |||
| Missing | 113 (6.7) | 73 (3.9) | 67 (6.5) | 39 (3.2) | |||
| Housing tenure | |||||||
| owner occupier | 1071 (63.5) | 1118 (60.2) | 738 (71.8) | 809 (66.3) | |||
| private tenant | 196 (11.6) | 205 (11.1) | 69 (6.8) | 98 (8.0) | |||
| LA/HA tenant | 421 (24.9) | 533 (28.7) | 220 (21.4) | 313 (25.6) | |||
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Household resources (number lacked)1-152 | |||||||
| 0 | 1139 (67.5) | 1137 (61.3) | 792 (77.1) | 917 (75.2) | |||
| 1 | 176 (10.4) | 254 (13.7) | 140 (13.6) | 165 (13.5) | |||
| 2 | 129 (7.6) | 173 (9.3) | 47 (4.6) | 72 (5.9) | |||
| 3 or more | 185 (11) | 244 (13.1) | 45 (4.4) | 62 (5.1) | |||
| Missing | 59 (3.5) | 48 (2.6) | 3 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) | |||
| Townsend deprivation indicators | |||||||
| 0 | 1129 (66.9) | 1142 (61.5) | 715 (69.6) | 796 (65.3) | |||
| 1 | 279 (16.5) | 354 (19.1) | 108 (10.5) | 137 (11.2) | |||
| 2 | 82 (4.9) | 127 (6.8) | 103 (10.1) | 126 (10.3) | |||
| 3 or more | 136 (8.1) | 183 (9.9) | 97 (9.4) | 157 (12.9) | |||
| Missing | 61 (3.6) | 50 (2.7) | 4 (0.4) | 4 (0.3) | |||
| Car affordability | |||||||
| yes | 1429 (84.7) | 1524 (82.1) | 912 (88.8) | 1033 (84.7) | |||
| no | 199 (11.8) | 284 (15.3) | 112 (10.9) | 183 (15) | |||
| Missing | 59 (3.5) | 48 (2.6) | 3 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) | |||
| Number (weighted) | 1688 | 1856 | 1027 | 1220 | |||
↵1-150 Educational qualifications: A level or equivalent or higher (exams usually gained at age 18+); O level or equivalent (exams usually gained at 16); trade, commercial or clerical; none.
↵1-151 Income: among married respondents this was set to 0.8 of the benefit unit.
↵1-152 (number of household facilities lacking—excludes cars).