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Table 2 Prevalence (%) and odds ratios (OR, 95% CI) in bivariate analyses of poor self-rated health according to age, country of birth, socioeconomic status (SES), emotional support, instrumental support, trust in other people (horizontal trust), daily smoking, alcohol consumption, and economic stress in childhood and adulthood. Men (n = 12,726) and women (n = 15,472). The public health survey in Skåne 2008

From: Economic stress in childhood and adulthood, and self-rated health: a population based study concerning risk accumulation, critical period and social mobility

 

Men (n = 12,726)

Women (n = 15,472)

 

%

OR(95%CI)

%

OR(95%CI)

Age

    

18-24

13.7

1.00

21.2

1.00

25-34

15.2

1.12 (0.93-1.34)

20.0

0.93 (0.80-1.08)

35-44

20.4

1.60 (1.35-1.90)

24.3

1.19 (1.03-1.38)

45-54

31.6

2.89 (2.45-3.41)

30.2

1.60 (1.39-1.86)

55-64

35.8

3.49 (2.97-4.11)

38.6

2.33 (2.02-2.69)

65-80

40.5

4.27 (3.63-5.02)

44.5

2.98 (2.59-3.42)

(Missing)

(250)

 

(396)

 

Country of birth

    

Sweden

25.7

1.00

28.1

1.00

Other country

32.1

1.37 (1.25-1.50)

36.8

1.49 (1.36-1.63)

(Missing)

(456)

 

(616)

 

Socioeconomic status

    

Higher non-manual

14.2

1.00

14.5

1.00

Medium non-manual

13.2

0.91 (0.74-1.13)

16.8

1.20 (0.97-1.48)

Lower non-manual

22.3

1.72 (1.36-2.18)

22.3

1.70 (1.37-2.11)

Skilled manual

24.4

1.94 (1.60-2.36)

24.5

1.92 (1.54-2.38)

Unskilled manual

25.0

2.00 (1.65-2.42)

28.0

2.30 (1.87-2.82)

Self-employed/farmer

19.7

1.48 (1.19-1.83)

17.8

1.28 (0.97-1.70)

Early retired

81.4

26.11 (19.79-34.44)

83.8

30.44 (23.08-40.14)

Unemployed

42.3

4.40 (3.50-5.55)

41.8

4.24 (3.33-5.40)

Student

15.6

1.11 (0.88-1.40)

19.7

1.45 (1.16-1.82)

Old age pensioner

39.1

3.87 (3.25-4.61)

44.0

4.65 (3.84-5.63)

Unclassified

19.5

1.45 (1.16-1.83)

23.1

1.77 (1.37-2.30)

Long term sick leave

89.9

52.90 (28.67-97.60)

89.7

51.27 (30.92-85.04)

(Missing)

(417)

 

(605)

 

Emotional support

    

High

20.8

1.00

23.4

1.00

Low

37.1

2.25 (2.08-2.43)

43.5

2.52 (2.33-2.72)

(Missing)

(466)

 

(686)

 

Instrumental support

    

High

22.0

1.00

24.5

1.00

Low

39.1

2.28 (2.10-2.47)

45.3

2.55 (2.35-2.76)

(Missing)

(473)

 

(665)

 

Trust (horizontal)

    

High

22.0

1.00

23.5

1.00

Low

34.0

1.82 (1.69-1.97)

38.4

2.02 (1.88-2.18)

(Missing)

(706)

 

(1010)

 

Daily smoking

    

No

24.4

1.00

27.9

1.00

Yes

42.1

2.25 (2.03-2.48)

40.3

1.75 (1.59-1.93)

(Missing)

(351)

 

(518)

 

Alcohol consumption

    

Non-risk

24.9

1.00

27.0

1.00

Risk-high risk

27.3

1.13 (1.03-1.25)

27.5

1.02 (0.89-1.16)

(Missing)

(1541)

 

(2783)

 

Economic stress in childhood

    

No significant problem (1)

21.9

1.00

24.9

1.00

Less severe and/or shorter period (2)

31.8

1.66 (1.52-1.81)

35.7

1.67 (1.54-1.81)

Severe and/or longer period (3)

44.5

2.85 (2.53-3.22)

43.0

2.27 (2.02-2.56)

(Missing)

(490)

 

(690)

 

Economic stress in adulthood

    

Never (1)

23.5

1.00

25.9

1.00

Occasionally (2)

32.4

1.56 (1.40-1.72)

34.1

1.48 (1.34-1.62)

Half the year (3)

45.5

2.71 (2.25-3.27)

44.4

2.28 (1.92-2.72)

Every month (3)

54.6

3.89 (3.26-4.65)

58.6

4.04 (3.43-4.76)

(Missing)

(491)

 

(669)

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