Table 2.

SES in childhood and SES in adulthood and mobility between the 2 points in time, total population and stratified by sex. Total (n = 18,718), Men (n = 7,246) and women (n = 11,472). The BBC Stress Test.

Financial circumstances	Total	Men	Women
Financial hardship in childhood	14%	15%	14%
Financial hardship in adulthood	25%	20%	28%
Always experienced financial hardship	5%	4%	5%
Never Poor experienced financial hardship	66%	69%	64%
Upwards mobility: Financial hardship in childhood, not adulthood	10%	11%	8.5%
Downward mobility: Financial hardship in adulthood, not childhood	20%	16%	22.5%