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Table 5 Prevalences (%) of different trajectories among men and women having either a manual or non-manual socioeconomic position (SEP) at ages 10–15, 30–35 and 40–45. A total population investigation from Scania, Sweden.

From: Similar support for three different life course socioeconomic models on predicting premature cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality

Childhood SEP age 10–15†

Adult SEP age 30–35

Adult SEP age 40–45

Social mobility category*

Men n (%)

Women n (%)

Non-manual

Non-manual

Non-manual

IR S, IA S

5,778 (25.3)

5,447 (29.7)

Non-manual

Non-manual

Manual

IR D, IA D

239 (1.0)

190 (1.0)

Non-manual

Manual

Non-manual

IR D, IA U

635 (2.8)

369 (2.0)

Non-manual

Manual

Manual

IR D, IA S

1,635 (7.2)

1,067 (5.8)

Manual

Manual

Manual

IR S, IA S

7,348 (32.2)

4,573 (24.9)

Manual

Manual

Non-manual

IR U, IA U

1,601 (7.0)

832 (4.5)

Manual

Non-manual

Manual

IR U, IA D

456 (2.0)

302 (1.6)

Manual

Non-manual

Non-manual

IR U, IA S

5,112 (22.4)

5,580 (30.4)

Total

   

22,804 (100)

18,360 (100)

  1. *IR D: Intergenerational downward mobility; IR U: Intergenerational upward mobility; IR S: Intergenerational stable; IA D: Intragenerational downward mobility; IA U: Intragenerational upward mobility; IA S: Intragenerational stable.
  2. †Childhood SEP was defined by SEP of the head of the household's primary occupation (in married couples i.e., the man's occupation)