Table 1

Trends in selected health outcomes among children and young people by social class, England, 1999–2009

Age	1999		2004		2006		2009
Age	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Poor general health
0–12
I, II	678	8.8	1542	3.5	2260	3.8	1304	2.1
IIINM, IIIM	1178	9.6	1270	7.6	1942	5.6	1055	3.9
IV, V	669	14.1	739	6.9	1000	7.3	570	8.1
Total	2525		3551		5202		2929
13–24
I, II	419	9.5	687	5.8	1023	8.8	322	9.0
IIINM, IIIM	868	11.1	779	13.0	1004	10.7	348	14.7
IV, V	539	15.0	508	12.8	545	14.9	193	14.5
Total	1826		1974		2572		863
Long standing illness
0–12
I, II	678	18.1	1542	15.5	2261	17.3	1304	14.2
IIINM, IIIM	1178	18.8	1273	16.8	1941	17.7	1057	17.3
IV, V	669	19.4	739	15.7	999	19.8	570	21.6
Total	2525		3554		5201		2931
13–24
I, II	418	20.8	687	13.4	1023	18.9	322	20.2
IIINM, IIIM	867	18.2	780	19.1	1003	18.5	348	23.3
IV, V	538	14.9	508	24.4	545	28.6	193	23.3
Total	1823		1975		2571		863
Obesity
2–16
I, II	749	15.0	362	22.1	2264	12.6	1275	13.2
IIINM, IIIM	1265	16.5	287	17.1	1939	17.0	1053	16.6
IV, V	740	17.8	198	23.2	1002	22.4	500	20.4
Total	2754		847		5205		2828
17–24
I, II	193	5.7	282	7.1	555	9.5	183	7.7
IIINM, IIIM	408	7.4	335	7.8	575	12.0	233	14.2
IV, V	230	7.4	241	10.0	315	9.5	125	14.4
Total	831		858		1445		541
Ever smoked
8–15
I, II	430	10.7	731	9.8	1420	12.1	766	9.8
IIINM, IIIM	714	15.3	581	12.9	1234	17.6	668	12.0
IV, V	435	14.0	430	24.0	644	19.6	323	13.9
Total	1579		1742		3298		1757
Current smoker
16–24
I, II	144	21.5	198	11.1	425	18.1	204	16.7
IIINM, IIIM	347	21.0	209	23.9	432	33.8	264	30.3
IV, V	186	14.5	145	22.8	248	30.6	149	24.8
Total	677		552		1105		617