Table 1

Percentage distribution (%) and age adjusted all cause mortality rates (rate) 1990–98 (10 000 person years) across all components of the housing index 1960, 1970, and 1980 in both age groups

	Men						Women
	1960		1970		1980		1960		1970		1980
	%	Rate	%	Rate	%	Rate	%	Rate	%	Rate	%	Rate
Age 30–49 (1990)
Type of dwelling
(0) Block	41	41	41	44	49	44	38	24	43	24	53	26
(1) Row house	30	33	30	32	25	29	30	20	29	20	24	17
(2) Detached house	29	33	29	32	26	30	32	20	28	20	23	16
Rooms per head
(0) <0.5	22	47	10	46	5	43	22	26	12	27	6	27
(1) 0.5–1	64	35	60	38	44	40	64	20	61	21	46	22
(2) >1	13	28	29	31	51	33	14	23	27	20	48	20
Ownership
(0) No	64	39	62	40	66	41	62	23	65	24	70	24
(1) Yes	36	32	38	32	34	29	38	19	35	17	30	16
Telephone
(0) No	53	44	35	43	27	46	52	24	38	23	27	28
(1) Yes	47	29	65	33	73	34	48	19	62	20	73	20
Toilet
(0) No	32	43	15	45	9	61	35	23	16	27	8	30
(1) Yes	68	33	85	35	91	35	65	21	84	20	92	21
Bath
(0) No	30	46	17	46	8	68	32	24	19	27	8	29
(1) Yes	70	33	83	34	92	34	68	20	81	20	92	21
Age 50–69 (1990)
Type of dwelling
(0) Block	58	252	56	266	52	280	58	148	56	152	52	158
(1) Row house	28	227	31	213	28	206	28	128	31	124	28	118
(2) Detached house	14	232	13	206	20	190	14	127	13	116	20	109
Rooms per head
(0) <0.5	22	292	9	304	4	291	22	169	9	184	4	159
(1) 0.5–1	61	233	64	243	39	256	61	135	64	137	39	154
(2) >1	17	216	27	221	57	230	17	125	27	136	57	133
Ownership
(0) No	81	248	77	256	67	267	81	143	77	147	67	151
(1) Yes	19	218	23	199	33	190	19	125	23	115	33	111
Telephone
(0) No	62	260	27	298	13	314	62	151	27	168	13	181
(1) Yes	38	215	73	223	87	232	38	126	73	132	87	136
Toilet
(0) No	30	287	10	326	6	360	29	164	10	181	6	191
(1) Yes	70	227	90	233	94	235	71	133	90	136	94	138
Bath
(0) No	28	294	13	328	6	374	28	175	13	185	6	214
(1) Yes	72	225	87	230	94	234	72	130	87	134	94	136