Table 2.

Sex ratios and cost of burial for adults aged 10–39, by cause and period

Period	Other causes	Smallpox
Sex ratio (males/100 females)
1752–66	65.40	121.35**
1775–99	79.26	75.56
% paupers
1752–66	45.87	26.40**
1775–99	41.10	31.65
Geometric mean cost of non-pauper burials (pence)
1752–66	355.79	325.33
1775–99	306.08	268.93
Sample size
1752–66	1912	197
1775–99	3180	79

Notes: Exported burials were excluded from analysis, because these all incurred a uniform fee. ‘Other causes’ included burials where no cause was given (their inclusion had little effect on the results). Geometric mean cost was calculated for non-pauper burials to normalize the distribution of costs. Asterisks indicate statistical significance of differences between smallpox and other causes: * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. Statistical tests used were Fisher's exact test for differences in proportions (sex ratios and proportions pauper), and one-way ANOVA tests for differences in geometric mean cost. Sample sizes refer to the samples used for calculations of sex ratios and % of pauper.

Source: As for tab. 1.