Table 7.

Results of the marginal analysis ranking exercise for the 6 life course stages from the 9 respondents

Life course stage	Total number of times the stage was assigned 1st ranking	Total number of times the stage was assigned 2nd ranking	Total number of times the stage was assigned 3rd ranking
Early years (including prenatal and maternal health)	4	2	2
School aged children (3–11 years)	1	2	0
Children and young adults (12–17 years)	2	2	2
Working aged adults (18–65 years)	2	1	2
Older people (66–80 years)	1	0	2
(Frail) elderly (80 + years)	0	1	1