Table 1

Sample base data abstracted from Health Survey for England 1991–97

MenWomen
Total sampleTotal with conditionTotal sampleTotal with condition
General health “very bad”3554143941133453
General health “bad”355411465411331629
Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves3554158941133880
Angina (grade 2 symptoms reported)1760519820177157
Angina (grade 1 symptoms reported)1760536320177525
Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis3554129841133248
Diabetes3554189641133748
Poor hearing/deafness3554165941133479
Longstanding illness35541145984113317057