Table 1.
Relation between social class in childhood (derived from father's occupation) and adulthood (derived from husband's occupation or own occupation if single)
| Childhood social class
|
Adult social class
|
Total (n=3444)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I (n=305)
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II (n=769)
|
III non-manual (n=612)
|
III manual (n=954)
|
IV (n=481)
|
V (n=323)
|
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| I | 19 (17.3) | 48 (43.6) | 23 (20.9) | 10 (9.1) | 6 (5.5) | 4 (3.6) | 110 |
| II | 52 (16.9) | 113 (36.7) | 53 (17.2) | 44 (14.3) | 27 (8.8) | 19 (6.2) | 308 |
| III non-manual | 55 (13.8) | 123 (30.9) | 79 (19.9) | 74 (18.6) | 40 (10.1) | 27 (6.8) | 398 |
| III manual | 85 (7.4) | 249 (21.7) | 245 (21.3) | 340 (29.6) | 130 (11.3) | 100 (8.7) | 1149 |
| IV | 69 (6.5) | 176 (16.7) | 158 (15.0) | 338 (32.0) | 215 (20.4) | 100 (9.5) | 1056 |
| V | 25 (5.9) | 60 (14.2) | 54 (12.8) | 148 (35.0) | 63 (14.9) | 73 (17.3) | 423 |
Figures in parentheses are percentages of those in childhood class in each of the adult social classes.