Table 1 Characteristics of respondents to the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study (CHSNS)
| Â | Â | Men (n = 4,877) | Women (n = 6,015) |
|---|---|---|---|
Health Outcome | Â | Â | Â |
Self Rated Health | Excellent/(Very) Good | 3079 (63.1%) | 4029 (67.0%) |
| Â | Fair/Poor | 1770 (36.3%) | 1939 (32.2%) |
| Â | Missing values | 29 (0.6%) | 47 (0.8%) |
Socio-demographics | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Mean= 48.3; SD = 15.2 | Mean= 46.4; SD = 15.2 |
Social class | Class I and II | 1143 (23.4%) | 1276 (21.2%) |
| Â | Class III NM | 420 (8.6%) | 1701 (28.3%) |
| Â | Class III M | 1705 (35.0%) | 501(8.3%) |
| Â | Class IV and V | 1109 (22.7%) | 1588 (26.4%) |
| Â | Other | 177 (3.6%) | 495 (8.2%) |
| Â | Missing values | 323 (6.6%) | 454 (7.5%) |
Employment Status | Employed | 2644 (54.2%) | 2903 (48.3%) |
| Â | Unemployed | 176 (3.6%) | 113 (1.9%) |
| Â | Retired | 999 (20.5%) | 1190 (19.8%) |
| Â | Disability | 669 (13.7%) | 647 (10.8%) |
| Â | Other | 160 (3.3%) | 841 (14.0%) |
| Â | Missing values | 229 (4.7%) | 321 (5.3%) |
Household Tenure | Home owner | 3980 (81.6%) | 4723 (78.5%) |
| Â | Non home owner | 822 (16.9%) | 1188 (19.8%) |
| Â | Missing values | 75 (1.5%) | 104 (1.7%) |
Neighbourhood perceptions (1) | Â | Â | Â |
Access to amenities (scale 1–5) |  | Mean = 3.71; SD = 0.79 | Mean = 3.75; SD = 0.82 |
Neighbourhood quality (scale 1–3) |  | Mean = 1.90; SD = 0.47 | Mean = 1.89; SD = 0.47 |
Neighbourhood disorder (scale 1–3) |  | Mean = 1.56; SD = 0.42 | Mean = 1.57; SD = 0.42 |
Social cohesion (scale 1–5) |  | Mean = 3.63; SD = 0.67 | Mean = 3.67; SD = 0.69 |