Table 2.

Age-standardized prevalence of disability (%) and prevalence ratios (PR) by deprivation quintile, sex and period

	2002		2007
Deprivation index (Quintiles)	Disability	PR (CI 95%)	Disability	PR (CI 95%)
Men
1 (Least deprived)	7.3	Reference	5.9	Reference
2	6.5	0.9 (0.7-1.2)	6.7	1.1 (0.8-1.5)
3	8.2	1.1 (0.9-1.5)	7.9	1.3 (1.0-1.8)
4	7.7	1.1 (0.8-1.4)	10.2	1.7 (1.3-2.3)
5 (Most deprived)	11.6	1.6 (1.2-2.0)	11.4	2.0 (1.5-2.6)
Women
1 (Least deprived)	5.7	Reference	5.3	Reference
2	6.2	1.1 (0.8-1.4)	7.6	1.4 (1.1-1.8)
3	7.9	1.2 (1.0-1.6)	8.4	1.5 (1.2-1.9)
4	7.5	1.3 (1.0-1.7)	6.9	1.3 (1.0-1.7)
5 (Most deprived)	9.4	1.6 (1.3-2.0)	9.4	1.6 (1.2-2.0)