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Table 2 Distribution of poor self-rated health, CES-D score and mortality by indicators of SES and financial satisfaction

From: When does poor subjective financial position hurt the elderly? Testing the interaction with educational attainment using a national representative longitudinal survey

 

Poor self-rated health (%)

Depression (mean)

Mortality (%)

 

1996

1999

2003

1996

1999

2003

1996

1999

2003

Education (%)

         

   Illiterate

76.8

81.0

78.6

8.4

11.6

11.3

17.75

13.8

24.5

   Literate with no formal education

68.7

70.9

64.5

6.9

11.1

10.8

12.0

12.9

20.6

   Primary school

70.0

70.5

70.8

5.6

10.7

10.4

11.26

11.9

23.0

   Junior high school

55.3

57.7

66.2

4.8

10.3

9.7

8.23

6.8

15.7

   Senior high school

49.7

53.7

59.2

4.1

10.2

9.6

6.13

11.9

17.2

   College or above

42.0

55.7

62.0

4.4

10.0

9.1

10.2

9.9

19.6

Subjective financial status (%)

         

   Very satisfied

46.1

40.0

47.1

3.8

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.6

15.1

   Satisfied

58.2

60.4

65.3

4.5

10.1

9.7

10.4

11.3

21.2

   Average

74.1

77.8

76.7

6.5

11.2

10.8

12.4

12.5

22.8

   Dissatisfied

85.2

85.9

81.1

12.1

12.4

12.1

13.7

14.3

24.6

Mean CES-D score

         
  1. Number of subjects: 1996 = 2387, 1999 = 2022, 2003 = 1482 (decreases due to death or loss during follow-up)