Sex |
Women | 50.9 | 95 294 | 53.6 | 91 890 |
Men | 49.1 | 91 987 | 46.4 | 79 608 |
Smoking status |
Never | 58.0 | 1 08 580 | 50.9 | 87 357 |
Previous | 31.4 | 58 726 | 39.3 | 67 448 |
Current | 10.7 | 19 975 | 9.7 | 16 693 |
Ethnicity |
White | 94.9 | 1 77 654 | 96.9 | 1 66 167 |
Non-white | 5.1 | 9627 | 3.1 | 5331 |
Education |
University degree | 39.2 | 73 396 | 30.9 | 52 967 |
A levels | 35.4 | 66 322 | 31.2 | 53 518 |
GCSE or equivalent | 16.7 | 31 310 | 16.6 | 28 453 |
None | 8.7 | 16 253 | 21.3 | 36 560 |
Residential status |
Urban | 86.9 | 1 62 711 | 84.1 | 1 44 158 |
Town and fringe | 6.6 | 12 428 | 7.7 | 13 155 |
Rural | 6.5 | 12 142 | 8.3 | 14 185 |
Occupation |
Managerial/professional | 60.0 | 1 12 389 | 22.1 | 37 888 |
Administrative/skilled trades | 22.5 | 42 227 | 7.3 | 12 495 |
Professional/customer services | 8.6 | 16 175 | 3.1 | 5349 |
Operatives/labourers/other | 8.8 | 16 490 | 2.6 | 4471 |
Not applicable (eg, retired) | 0.0 | 0 | 64.9 | 1 11 295 |
Income |
<£31 000 | 30.2 | 56 640 | 65.2 | 1 11 739 |
£31000–<£52 000 | 32.3 | 60 578 | 19.9 | 34 169 |
≥£52 000 | 37.4 | 70 063 | 14.9 | 25 590 |
Number of cars owned |
0 | 5.8 | 10 769 | 9.7 | 16 639 |
1 | 37.0 | 69 216 | 47.0 | 80 591 |
2 or more | 57.3 | 1 07 296 | 43.3 | 74 268 |
Shift work |
None | 83.2 | 1 55 825 | 97.4 | 1 67 036 |
Day only | 8.2 | 15 373 | 1.2 | 2101 |
Includes nights | 8.6 | 16 083 | 1.4 | 2361 |
Physical activity at work |
Not applicable | 0.0 | 0 | 80.7 | 1 38 378 |
Manual | 12.4 | 23 282 | 1.8 | 3052 |
Standing/walking/some manual | 30.1 | 56 311 | 5.5 | 9440 |
Light sedentary | 22.9 | 42 819 | 4.1 | 7072 |
Sedentary | 34.6 | 64 869 | 7.9 | 13 556 |
Longstanding limiting illness or disability |
No | 75.6 | 1 41 669 | 60.9 | 1 04 436 |
Yes | 24.4 | 45 612 | 39.1 | 67 062 |
Any medication used? |
No | 82.2 | 1 53 968 | 63.5 | 1 08 827 |
Yes | 17.8 | 33 313 | 36.5 | 62 671 |