This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales aged 16 to 74 by age and general health by NS-Sec. The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

NS-SeC stands for National Statistics Socio-economic Classification

'Not classified' includes people who have not been coded, those who cannot be allocated to an NS-SeC category and all full-time students regardless of whether they are economically active or inactive.

General health refers to health over the 12 months prior to Census day (29 April 2001).

For long-term unemployed year last worked is 1999 or earlier.

Pensionable age at the time of the Census (29 April 2001) was 65 for men and 60 for women.

Figures have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data