Table 1 The distribution of self-related health status and other characteristics among men and women aged 15 years and older in the first National Health Survey of Pakistan
From: Self-rated health in Pakistan: results of a national health survey
Variable | Men (n = 4414) % | Women (n = 5028) % | All (n = 9442) % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-rated health status | Excellent | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Very good | 8.3 | 2.1 | 5.0 | |
Good | 39.8 | 20.4 | 29.5 | |
Fair | 37.0 | 39.4 | 38.3 | |
Poor | 14.3 | 37.8 | 26.8 | |
Age | <20 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 17.4 |
20–29 | 23.8 | 27.1 | 25.5 | |
30–39 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 19.6 | |
40–49 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 13.9 | |
≥ 50 | 26.1 | 21.4 | 23.6 | |
Dwelling | Rural | 63.6 | 64.5 | 64.1 |
Urban | 36.4 | 35.5 | 35.9 | |
Literacy | Illiterate | 53.1 | 81.1 | 68.0 |
Literate | 46.9 | 18.9 | 32.0 | |
Socio Economic Status (SES) | Low SES | 33.7 | 32.6 | 33.1 |
Middle SES | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.0 | |
High SES | 17.3 | 18.3 | 17.9 | |
Currently use tobacco | No | 60.3 | 88.8 | 75.5 |
Yes | 39.7 | 11.2 | 24.5 | |
Province | Sindh | 20.7 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
Punjab | 53.3 | 50.9 | 52.0 | |
NWFP | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.6 | |
Balochistan | 10.6 | 12.3 | 11.5 | |
Marital status | Never married | 31.2 | 19.6 | 25.1 |
Married | 64.1 | 69.5 | 66.9 | |
Widowed/widower | 4.5 | 10.4 | 7.6 | |
Divorced | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Separated | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Hypertension | Normal | 79.8 | 82.0 | 80.9 |
Hypertensive | 20.2 | 18.0 | 19.1 |