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