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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample

From: Household item ownership and self-rated health: material and psychosocial explanations

 

N (%)

 

Hungary

Poland

Poor self rated health

Yes

239 (25%)

Yes

153 (13%)

 

No

734 (75%)

No

985 (87%)

Household items*

0–4

180 (19%)

0–2

324 (28%)

 

5–7

270 (28%)

3–4

385 (34%)

 

8–10

226 (23%)

5–7

432 (38%)

 

11–13

205 (21%)

  
 

14+

92 (9%)

  

Basic needs (1)

0–1

161 (17%)

0

280 (25%)

 

2–3

378 (39%)

1

384 (34%)

 

4–5

434 (45%)

2

477 (42%)

Socially oriented needs (2)

0–2

383 (39%)

0

50 (4%)

 

3–5

483 (50%)

1

582 (51%)

 

6–7

107 (11%)

2

509 (45%)

Luxury (3)

0–1

415 (43%)

0

339 (30%)

 

2–4

512 (53%)

1

405 (36%)

 

5–9

46 (5%)

2–3

397 (35%)

Sex

Males

398 (41%)

Males

490 (43%)

 

Females

575 (59%)

Females

651 (57%)

Age

<30

193 (20%)

<30

381 (33%)

 

-40

153 (16%)

-40

185 (16%)

 

-50

178 (18%)

-50

231 (20%)

 

-60

159 (16%)

-60

138 (12%)

 

60+

290 (30%)

60+

206 (18%)

Education

Primary

331 (34%)

Primary

412 (36%)

 

Vocational

276 (28%)

Vocational

321 (28%)

 

Secondary

255 (26%)

Secondary

331 (29%)

 

University

111 (11%)

University

77 (7%)

Marital status

Married

668 (69%)

Married

793 (70%)

 

Unmarried

305 (31%)

Unmarried

348 (30%)

 

Scale

Mean (standard deviation)

Scale

Mean (standard deviation)

Deprivation

0 (low) – 10 (high)

1.85 (2.55)

0 (low) – 10 (high)

1.79 (2.45)

Control over own life

0 (low) – 5 (high)

2.75 (0.79)

0 (low) – 5 (high)

2.78 (0.70)

Control over own health

0 (low) – 5 (high)

3.41 (1.04)

0 (low) – 5 (high)

3.40 (0.99)

  1. * Hungary: 21 items; Poland: 7 items (1) Hungary: washing machine, fridge, freezer, microwave, phone; Poland: washing machine, phone (2) Hungary: colour TV, radio, hi-fi, record player, motorcycle, car, car radio; Poland: colour TV, car (3) Hungary: cable TV, satellite, video recorder, video camera, CD, PC, dishwasher, dacha, garden; Poland: cable TV, satellite, videorecorder