Social mobility across the life course by childhood social class in the Whitehall II study
| Men (n=3364) | Women (n=1234) | |||||
| Childhood social class | Childhood social class | |||||
| Non-manual (I, II and IIIN) | IIIM | IV and V | Non-manual (I, II and IIIN) | IIIM | IV and V | |
| Educational attainment | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
| University degree | 45.6 (922) | 30.3 (287) | 25.9 (102) | 39.3 (254) | 12.1 (45) | 11.6 (25) |
| Secondary education | 50.9 (1029) | 60.9 (577) | 63.7 (251) | 49.5 (320) | 52.2 (194) | 52.1 (112) |
| No formal education | 3.5 (71) | 8.9 (84) | 10.4 (41) | 11.3 (73) | 35.8 (133) | 36.3 (78) |
| Total | 2022 | 948 | 394 | 647 | 372 | 215 |
| Employment grade | ||||||
| High | 60.1 (1216) | 49.9 (473) | 43.9 (173) | 35.9 (232) | 10.2 (38) | 14.0 (30) |
| Middle | 36.8 (744) | 45.7 (433) | 49.5 (195) | 49.8 (322) | 52.2 (194) | 47.9 (103) |
| Low | 3.1 (62) | 4.4 (42) | 6.6 (26) | 14.4 (93) | 37.6 (140) | 38.1 (82) |
| Total | 2022 | 948 | 394 | 647 | 191 | 215 |