Table 1

Distribution of predictors of onset and recovery from limiting illness in the British household panel survey 1991–2001

MenWomen
Person years 1745617916
Age (mean years in 1991) 39.3937.76
Marital status (% person years)
Married80.0978.58
Other19.9121.42
Social class (% person years)
(1) Higher professional/managerial16.565.37
(2) Lower professional/managerial24.1427.36
(3) Intermediate occupations7.5622.96
(4) Small employers and own account15.086.59
(5) Lower supervisory and technical14.615.72
(6) Semi-routine occupations9.8518.21
(7) Routine occupations12.1913.78
Employment status (% person years)
Employed87.0174.55
Unemployed5.562.34
Inactive7.4323.11
Highest qualification (% person years)
None17.3119.09
CSE level 2–57.744.66
GCE O levels17.9731.36
GCE A levels11.959.65
Further qualification29.5523.95
Degree or higher qualification15.4511.29
Household equivalent income (mean 1991–2001) 2452023415