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Table 1 variables used to construct the socioeconomic status, and physical activity scores

From: Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East

 

value 0

value 1

value 2

Socioeconomic status score (0–12)

   

Education

Illiterate

≤ 9 years

> 9 years

Employment

Unemployed, student

Employed (manual, private, government), retired

Employer, private business

Items ownership (phone, mobile phone, PC, AC, private car, TV, satellite dish)

≤ 2

3–4

> 4 or private car

Household members with paid job

0

1

> 1

Household self reported monthly income (from all sources)

< 10,000 SL

10,000–20,000

> 20,000

Density index (household/rooms)

≥ 2.3

1.5–2.3

> 1.5

Physical activity score (0–4)

   

Regular practice of sports

No

Yes (<3 times/week)

Yes (≥3 times/week)

Frequency of >10 minutes walk/past month

None or rarely

1–2 days/week

3 or more days/week