Differences in prevalence of poor health general health for English men and women aged 25–59 in 2001
| Percentage of population | Percentage poor health | Models A (age adjusted only) | Models B (age and employment status adjusted) | Percentage reduction models B from A | Model C (age adjusted only) | Model D (age and all SEP measures adjusted) | Percentage reduction Models D from C | |
| Men | N=349 181 | |||||||
| Tenure | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 76.1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Private rent | 11.0 | 8.4 | 3.3 (3.0 to 3.5) | 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) | 76 | |||
| Social rent | 12.9 | 19.1 | 13.0 (12.6 to 13.4) | 2.5 (2.3 to 2.8) | 81 | |||
| Slope index of inequality | 17.3 (16.8 to 17.7) | 3.3 (3.0 to 3.7) | 81 | |||||
| Education* | ||||||||
| Level 4/5 | 24.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Level 3 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.7) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.8) | 57 | |||
| Level 2 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 1.7 (1.5 to 1.9) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | 65 | |||
| Level 1 | 20.1 | 5.7 | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.3) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | 71 | |||
| Other qualifications | 9.6 | 9.9 | 4.3 (4.0 to 4.7) | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) | 65 | |||
| No qualifications | 21.7 | 15.2 | 9.6 (9.3 to 9.9) | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.2) | 78 | |||
| Slope index of inequality | 9.3 (9.0 to 9.6) | 2.3 (2.1 to 2.5) | 75 | |||||
| Car | ||||||||
| Car access | 87.6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| No car access | 12.4 | 17.8 | 11.1 (10.8 to 11.5) | 2.3 (2.1 to 2.6) | 79 | |||
| Housing conditions | ||||||||
| Not overcrowded or lacking amenities | 86.2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Overcrowded and lacking amenities | 13.8 | 11.3 | 4.2 (3.9 to 4.5) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) | 69 | |||
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed | 85.7 | 3.1 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Unemployed and seeking work | 4.3 | 9.1 | 5.9 (5.5 to 6.4) | 4.6 (4.2 to 5.1) | 22 | |||
| Retired | 1.5 | 14.8 | 10.2 (9.2 to 11.2) | 10.0 (9.0 to 10.9) | 2 | |||
| Looking after home/family | 1.1 | 11.6 | 8.2 (7.1 to 9.2) | 6.7 (5.7 to 7.7) | 18 | |||
| Permanently sick or disabled | 5.1 | 71.0 | 67.1 (66.4 to 67.8) | 65.5 (64.9 to 66.2) | 2 | |||
| Other inactive | 2.4 | 24.5 | 21.2 (20.3 to 22.1) | 19.9 (19.0 to 20.8) | 6 | |||
| Women | N=349 699 | |||||||
| Tenure | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 75.7 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Private rent | 9.7 | 8.4 | 3.0 (2.7 to 3.3) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 67 | |||
| Social rent | 14.5 | 16.6 | 10.0 (9.7 to 10.4) | 3.5 (3.3 to 3.8) | 65 | |||
| Slope index of inequality | 14.5 (14.1 to 15.0) | 5.0 (4.6 to 5.3) | 66 | |||||
| Education* | ||||||||
| Level 4/5 | 23.6 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Level 3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.8) | 50 | |||
| Level 2 | 21.2 | 6.3 | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8) | 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) | 50 | |||
| Level 1 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 1.9 (1.7 to 2.1) | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.7) | 74 | |||
| Other qualifications | 5.1 | 10.1 | 3.7 (3.2 to 4.1) | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) | 65 | |||
| No qualifications | 22.6 | 14.7 | 8.1 (7.8 to 8.4) | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.3) | 74 | |||
| Slope index of inequality | 7.9 (7.6 to 8.2) | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.4) | 73 | |||||
| Car | ||||||||
| Car access | 86.2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| No car access | 13.8 | 15.7 | 8.4 (8.1 to 8.7) | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.0) | 67 | |||
| Housing conditions | ||||||||
| Not overcrowded or not lacking amenities | 87.8 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Overcrowded or lacking amenities | 12.2 | 11.1 | 3.6 (3.3 to 3.9) | 1.7 (1.5 to 1.9) | 53 | |||
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed | 73.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed and seeking work | 2.6 | 8.2 | 4.6 (4.0 to 5.1) | 3.3 (2.8 to 3.9) | 28 | |||
| Retired | 1.7 | 11.7 | 6.8 (6.0 to 7.7) | 6.6 (5.7 to 7.4) | 3 | |||
| Looking after home/family | 14.5 | 6.8 | 3.1 (2.9 to 3.3) | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.2) | 35 | |||
| Permanently sick | 4.8 | 70.1 | 65.7 (65.0 to 66.4) | 64.1 (63.4 to 64.8) | 3 | |||
| Other inactive | 3.1 | 18.8 | 14.8 (14.0 to 15.5) | 13.2 (12.5 to 14.0) | 11 | |||
↵* Education levels are based on highest qualification achieved and are as follows: no qualifications, other qualifications (not covered in the following categories), level 1 (minimal end of compulsory schooling qualifications (age 16)), level 2 (end of compulsory schooling qualifications or minimal end of postcompulsory schooling qualifications (age 18) or vocational equivalent), level 3 (postcompulsory schooling qualifications or vocational equivalent qualifications), level 4/5 (higher education degree or vocational equivalent or professional qualification (eg, doctor, teacher, nurse)).