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Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current life expectancies by social class; and what were the corresponding figures in 1957 and 1967.
Mr. John MacKay
Information on life expectancies at birth by social class is not available. Standardised
| Infant and perinatal death rates of children whose parents were married to each other, Scotland, 1965 and 1985 | ||||||
| Social Class | ||||||
| I | II | III NM | III M | IV | V | |
| Infant deaths (per 1,000 live births) | ||||||
| 1965 | 10·5 | 18·3 | 22·01 | 26·4 | 33·9 | |
| 1985 | 7·5 | 8·6 | 8·5 | 8·5 | 8·2 | 11·3 |
| Perinatal deaths (per 1,000 births live and still) | ||||||
| 1965 | 15·1 | 23·1 | 31·31 | 35·6 | 3,7·4 | |
| 1985 | 6·7 | 9·4 | 9·4 | 8·6 | 10·7 | 9·6 |
| 1 Manual/non-manual split not available· | ||||||