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Table 1 Distribution of variables by country of residence and birth (column percentages)

From: Is there a "Scottish effect" for self reports of health? Individual level analysis of the 2001 UK census

 

Lives in England born in England

Lives in England born in Scotland

Lives in Scotland born in England

Lives in Scotland born in Scotland

All

Total Number

671187

16324

8046

73328

768,885

 

%

%

%

%

%

Age***

###

 

++

  

25–29

12.0

9.1

10.9

10.9

11.8

30–44

42.6

39.8

43.7

42.2

42.6

45–59

36.1

41.5

36.5

36.8

36.3

60–64

9.3

9.6

8.9

10.1

9.4

Sex***

###

 

++

  

Male

49.5

51.4

49.9

48.1

49.4

Female

50.5

48.6

50.1

51.9

50.6

Tenure***

###

 

+++

  

Owned outright

22.1

18.4

21.3

17.7

21.6

Owned with mortgage

54.9

53.6

53.5

52.9

54.7

Privately rented

8.7

13.7

13.1

6.5

8.6

Socially rented

14.3

14.3

12.1

22.9

15.1

Number of cars***

###

 

+++

  

No car

13.2

16.4

12.4

21.0

14.0

1 car

41.7

40.4

44.6

45.1

42.0

2 cars

35.0

34.3

35.2

27.6

34.3

3 cars or more

10.2

8.9

7.8

6.3

9.7

Housing conditions***

  

+++

  

Not deprived

88.2

87.8

89.8

84.1

87.8

Deprived

11.8

12.2

10.2

15.9

12.2

Economic activity***

  

+++

  

Employed

74.6

75.0

74.8

69.9

74.2

Unemployed

3.2

3.1

3.7

3.9

3.3

Economically inactive

22.2

21.9

21.5

26.2

22.5

Limiting long term illness***

##

 

+++

  

No

84.5

83.7

86.1

80.8

84.1

Yes

15.5

16.3

13.9

19.2

15.9

General health over last twelve months***

###

 

+++

  

Good

67.4

68.2

72.2

65.3

67.3

Fairly good

23.7

22.0

19.6

23.2

23.6

Not good

8.9

9.8

8.2

11.5

9.1

  1. Chi-square test (comparing all groups), * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
  2. Chi-square test (comparing people living in England only), # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001.
  3. Chi-square test (comparing people living in Scotland only), + p < 0.05, ++ p < 0.01, +++ p < 0.001.