30 Similarly, the proportion of individuals with a high lifetime risk was significantly higher in the low educational class in comparison with the highest educational class.
In our population, a significantly higher proportion of individuals in the lowest educational class reported a high short-term CHD risk in comparison with the highest educational class, as previously reported.
8 The prevalence of smokers in the male population in the province of Lapland in Northern Finland in 1990 2005 varied from 20% in the highest educational class to 42% in the lowest one.
Participants attending the 3HE were significantly younger, of lower BMI, higher social class, higher educational achievement level and less were smokers than those attending the 1HE only (all p<0.001).
The eye study population is highly selected and healthier than the baseline cohort (significantly younger, of lower BMI, higher social class, higher educational achievement level and fewer were smokers (all p<0.001)).
Subjects in Class I were characterized by a higher educational status (primary school 16%, degree 10%) compared with Class II (16% and 9%, respectively) and Class III (21% and 5%, respectively; P < 0.0001).
In our study, the investigation of correlates in multivariate comparison, which allowed us to control for different risk factors, yielded several interesting findings such as that older respondents with a higher educational level and from higher socioeconomic class were more likely to be knowledgeable.
Higher educational degrees remain one vestige of social attainment, demarcating social status and class as we negotiate new ways of communicating and interacting.
The report said: "The higher educational attainment of pupils from ethnic minority groups relative to white working-class pupils is an important issue for policymakers and practitioners and one which should be fully understood.
