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

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Self reported health by country of birth and residence (odds ratios and 95% CIs)

	Limiting illness	Not good health
Age & sex adjusted
Lives in England born in England	1	1
Lives in England born in Scotland	1.00 (0.96 to 1.05)	1.06* (1.00 to 1.11)
Lives in Scotland born in England	0.88*** (0.82 to 0.93)	0.91* (0.84 to 0.98)
Lives in Scotland born in Scotland	1.28*** (1.26 to 1.31)	1.31*** (1.28 to 1.34)
+SEP and employment status adjusted¹
Lives in England born in England	1	1
Lives in England born in Scotland	0.97 (0.93 to 1.02)	1.02 (0.96 to 1.08)
Lives in Scotland born in England	0.87*** (0.81 to 0.94)	0.92 (0.85 to 1.01)
Lives in Scotland born in Scotland	1.05*** (1.02 to 1.07)	1.04** (1.01 to 1.07)

¹ Adjusted for age, sex, tenure, housing condition, car ownership and employment status.
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

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