Working-Age Mortality Rates by Socioeconomic Class in English Regions and Wales, 2001-2010

Mortality rates for males and females of working age across English regions and Wales from 2001-03 to 2008-10. The analysis uses population denominators from the Labour Force Survey and is structured by the seven-class National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). This dataset is produced by the UK Office for National Statistics as Official Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in health inequalities over time based on the 2001-2010 time series.
• Comparing mortality outcomes across socioeconomic groups based on the NS-SEC classification.
• Investigating regional disparities in working-age mortality between English regions and Wales.
• Modeling the impact of socioeconomic factors on public health based on official mortality statistics.

Strengths

• Data covers an 8-year period from 2001-03 to 2008-10.
• Analysis is based on the official seven-class National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
• Source agency is the authoritative UK Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the UK Labour Force Survey source.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Calculated using population denominators derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

Time Range

2001-03 to 2008-10

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.904911; freshness should be verified.

Geography

English regions and Wales