Table 1

 Study participants with occupational social class data in childhood and adulthood

Year of data collectionReference periodSubjects with data*Manual†Non-manual
*Results are number (%). †Occupational social class dichotomised into manual (IIIM, IV, and V) and non-manual (I, II, IIINM) groups.
Infancy (1950–56)Birth11469 (94.4)8971 (78.2)2498 (21.8)
Childhood (1962)6–12 years11233 (92.5)8127 (72.4)3106 (27.7)
Adulthood (2000–03)12 year6594 (54.3)4742 (71.9)1852 (28.1)