asked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the perinatal and infant mortality rates, respectively, for each social class where babies were born into married households in (a) West Glamorgan and (b) Wales, in the period 1979–80 and for the most recent available period.
The available information is contained in the following table:
Perinatal and infant mortality rates by social class of father, 1979–80
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Social Class
| All Social Classes*
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I
| II
| III
| IV
| V
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West Glamorgan
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| Perinatial rates† | 7·2 | 13·4 | 13·4 | 15·3 | 27·1 | 14·7 |
| Infant rates‡ | 7·2 | 11·1 | 12·2 | 12·5 | 18·8 | 12·7 |
Wales
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| Perinatal rates† | 9·5 | 10·2 | 13·2 | 17·1 | 17·4 | 13·4 |
| Infant rates‡ | 8·9 | 8·5 | 10·8 | 13·3 | 16·2 | 11·3 |
* Including residual social groups not ascribed to a particular Social Class.
† Per 1,000 total births.
‡ Per 1,000 live births.
Note: Social class was derived using the 1980 Classification of Occupations.