Table 1 Demographic information about BCS70 cohort members who were employed* at age 26 years by gender
Men (n  =  2901)Women (n  =  3228)p Value†
N (%)N (%)
Psychological health at age 26 years<0.001
    Less healthy348 (12.00)669 (20.72)
    Healthy2533 (88.00)2559 (79.28)
Psychological health at age 30 years<0.001
    Less healthy309 (10.65)517 (16.02)
    Healthy2592 (89.35)2711 (83.98)
Cohabitation<0.001
    Cohabiting1954 (67.36)2343 (72.58)
    Not cohabiting947 (32.64)885 (27.42)
Social class<0.001
    Manual occupation1158 (39.92)671 (20.79)
    Non-manual occupation1743 (60.08)2557 (79.21)
Physical health0.255
    Physically disabled22 (0.76)17 (0.53)
    Not physically disabled2879 (99.24)3211 (99.47)
Employment<0.001
    Continuous employment2625 (90.49)2382 (73.79)
    Disrupted employment276 (9.51)846 (26.21)

  • BCS70, 1970 British Cohort Study.

  • *Those who had complete information about all variables only.

  • †These p values are obtained through χ2 tests, df  =  1.