Table 1

Numbers and (percentages) and mean age in each class. Men: age 20–64

Year1 Higher professionals and managers2 Lower professional and managers3 Routine non-manual4 Skilled manual5 Semi and non-skilled manualTotals
Number (%)1984376 (17.2)374 (17.1)181 (8.3)637 (29.2)613 (28.1)2181
19931019 (21.5)914 (19.3)349 (7.4)1346 (28.5)1096 (23.2)4724
Mean age198443.7440.6638.8739.8842.18
199342.8040.0035.9440.8240.81