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

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

 

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