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. 2007 Jun;61(6):533–539. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.051284

Table 4 OR and 95% CI for reporting poor general health for men.

<10 years 10–19 years ⩾20 years
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Managerial and professional 1 1 1
Intermediate 1.44 0.89 to 2.34 1.05 0.60 to 1.82 1.88 0.69 to 5.09
Routine and manual 1.05 0.67 to 1.64 1.23 0.80 to 1.88 0.86 0.39 to 1.92
Lowest income quintile 1 1 1
2nd lowest income quintile 1.13 0.70 to 1.81 1.05 0.67 to 1.63 1.13 0.53 to 2.40
Middle income quintile 1.17 0.72 to 1.89 1.11 0.69 to 1.77 1.51 0.65 to 3.52
2nd highest income quintile 1.31 0.77 to 2.23 0.99 0.54 to 1.81 1.23 0.45 to 3.39
Highest income quintile 0.79 0.40 to 1.54 1.41 0.73 to 2.72 0.53 0.11 to 2.44
Lowest wealth quintile 1 1 1
2nd lowest wealth quintile 0.63 0.36 to 1.10 0.61 0.35 to 1.05 0.53 0.18 to 1.57
Middle wealth quintile 0.53 0.29 to 0.98 0.55 0.30 to 1.03 0.33 0.10 to 1.11
2nd highest wealth quintile 0.52 0.27 to 0.99 0.45 0.23 to 0.89 0.21 0.05 to 0.81
Highest wealth quintile 0.45 0.22 to 0.92 0.39 (0.18 to 0.82) 0.44 0.10 to 1.85
Least deprived area
2nd least deprived area 1.31 0.81 to 2.12 1.26 0.77 to 2.04 0.77 0.29 to 2.06
Median deprived area 0.95 0.57 to 1.59 1.15 0.69 to 1.91 1.06 0.40 to 2.80
2nd most deprived area 1.51 0.89 to 2.56 1.44 0.86 to 2.43 1.97 0.70 to 5.54
Most deprived area 1.69 0.93 to 3.06 1.48 0.83 to 2.63 1.29 0.44 to 3.77
No formal education 1 1 1
Compulsory education 0.52 0.34 to 0.79 0.60 0.40 to 0.88 0.86 0.42 to 1.78
Post‐compulsory education 0.60 0.39 to 0.93 0.77 0.48 to 1.25 0.92 0.37 to 2.28
Low status 1 1 1
Middle status 0.93 0.58 to 1.49 0.76 0.48 to 1.20 1.87 0.82 to 4.27
Highest status 0.54 0.27 to 1.05 0.59 0.31 to 1.10 0.84 0.25 to 2.81
Owner occupier 1 1 1
Non‐owner occupier 1.27 0.84 to 1.91 0.90 0.56 to 1.44 0.85 0.31 to 2.35

All analyses are mutually adjusted and controlled for age and marital status. Figures in bold are significant at the p<0.5 level.