Table 4 Prevalence estimates and odds ratios (OR) for fair or poor general health

Demographic Indicators

Total sample

19.2 (17.0-21.3)

Gender

   Female

185

954

21.5 (17.7-23.3)

0.05

1.3 (1.0-1.7)*

   Male

111

734

16.5 (13.6-19.4)

1.0

Ethnic group

   White British

172

1049

17.6 (15.0-20.3)

0.01

1.00

   Black-Caribbean

39

142

29.9 (21.6-38.3)

2.0 (1.3-3.1)**

   Black-African

31

231

14.6 (9.5-19.6)

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

   Asian

11

62

22.3 (8.6-36.1)

1.3 (0.6-3.0)

   Other

42

202

23.6 (17.1-30.1)

1.4 (0.9-2.1)

Age (years)

   16-24

48

356

14.1 (10.3-17.9)

< 0.001

1.0

   25-34

41

404

10.3 (7.2-13.3)

0.7 (0.4-1.1)

   35-44

50

336

15.3 (11.2-19.5)

1.1 (0.7-1.7)

   45-54

69

260

27.7 (22.1-33.4)

2.3 (1.6-3.5)***

   55-64

42

159

26.1 (18.6-33.6)

2.2 (1.3-3.6)**

   65+

46

173

26.8 (20.1-33.6)

2.2 (1.4-3.6)***

Relationship status

   Never married

111

677

17.3 (14.2-20.4)

< 0.001

1.0

   Married/cohabiting

120

779

16.8 (13.8-19.7)

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

   Divorced/separated

51

179

30.1 (22.9-37.3)

2.1 (1.4-3.1)***

   Widowed

14

53

27.1 (14.8-39.4)

1.8 (0.9-3.4)

Borough

   Southwark

157

844

17.9 (15.0-20.9)

0.26

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

   Lambeth

139

844

20.4 (17.2-23.6)

1.0

Socioeconomic Indicators

Educational attainment

   No qualifications

81

222

35.8 (28.9-42.6)

< 0.001

4.8 (3.3-7.2) ***

< 0.001

   Up to GCSE level

78

330

25.7 (20.4-30.9)

3.0 (2.1-4.4) ***

   Advanced level

62

424

15.5 (11.7-19.2)

1.6 (1.1-2.4)*

   Higher degree or above

67

693

10.3 (7.9-12.7)

1.0

Social class

   Non-manual

71

703

10.3 (7.9-12.7)

< 0.001

1.0

   Manual

33

244

14.4 (9.6-19.1)

1.5 (0.9-2.3)

   No current occupation

186

704

28.4 (24.6-32.1)

3.4 (2.5-4.7) ***

Employment status

   Full time

72

662

11.4 (8.8-14.1)

< 0.001

1.0

   Part time/casual

30

259

11.4 (7.4-15.3)

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

   Student/student working

26

247

10.8 (6.9-14.7)

0.9 (0.6-1.5)

   Unemployed

42

169

26.3 (19.1-33.5)

2.8 (1.8-4.3)***

   Temporary and permanent sick

59

78

78.0 (68.7-87.3)

27.6 (15.0-50.5)***

   Retired

54

183

29.1 (22.4-35.8)

3.2 (2.1-4.9)***

   Home looking after children

12

81

15.1 (7.2-22.9)

1.4 (0.7-2.7)

Yearly household income

   £0 - £5,475

54

137

40.7 (31.7-49.7)

< 0.001

6.5 (4.1-10.2)***

< 0.001

   £5476 - £12,097

53

210

26.1 (19.8-32.4)

3.3 (2.2-5.1)***

   £12,098 - £20,753

49

203

25.9 (19.3-32.6)

3.3 (2.2-5.1)***

   £20,754 - £31,494

31

177

17.6 (11.1-24.1)

2.0 (1.2-3.4)**

   £31,495 or more

64

703

9.6 (7.2-11.8)

1.0

Housing tenure

   Own/mortgage

54

523

11.1 (8.1-14.1)

< 0.001

1.0

   Rented

225

1051

23.8 (20.8-26.7)

2.5 (1.8-3.5)***

   Rent free

17

111

16.1 (8.8-23.3)

1.5 (0.8-2.9)