Early death risks higher for manual workers

Men in routine and manual occupations are more than twice as likely to face an early death than those who are in managerial or professional jobs, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics.

 

In 2001, a worker in a routine or manual occupation was twice as likely as his manager to die before the age of 65, but in 2008 that ratio had risen to 2.3.

 

Trends in social inequalities in male mortality, 2001-08 is the first time that annual comparative mort... (193 more words)

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