Table 1 Self-Rated health and cultural activity by demographic characteristics (N = 1,244)
Characteristic | SRH | No. of Cultural Activities Attended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | 0 | 1 – 2 | 3 – 4 | 5 – 6 | |
Age | ||||||
18–24 | 104 | 85.6 | 5.8 | 52.9 | 31.7 | 9.6 |
25–34 | 294 | 87.1 | 12.9 | 51.0 | 26.9 | 9.2 |
35–44 | 296 | 83.8 | 14.9 | 46.3 | 27.4 | 11.5 |
45–54 | 221 | 77.4 | 18.1 | 43.4 | 24.9 | 13.6 |
55–64 | 138 | 76.1 | 29.7 | 34.1 | 20.3 | 15.9 |
65–74 | 116 | 66.4 | 35.3 | 38.8 | 15.5 | 10.3 |
75+ | 75 | 53.3 | 56.0 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 570 | 78.8 | 20.0 | 47.7 | 21.4 | 10.9 |
Female | 674 | 79.7 | 20.5 | 41.8 | 26.4 | 11.3 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 586 | 82.9 | 20.6 | 44.0 | 22.9 | 12.5 |
Widowed | 109 | 60.6 | 43.1 | 38.5 | 15.6 | 2.8 |
Div/Sep | 232 | 73.7 | 17.6 | 51.7 | 22.8 | 7.7 |
Never married | 317 | 83.0 | 13.6 | 42.3 | 30.3 | 13.9 |
Race | ||||||
White | 984 | 80.3 | 18.5 | 43.7 | 25.9 | 11.9 |
Black | 174 | 76.4 | 29.9 | 50.0 | 14.9 | 5.2 |
Other | 86 | 73.3 | 20.9 | 43.0 | 22.1 | 14.0 |
No. of Children | ||||||
None | 271 | 79.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
One | 176 | 82.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Two or more | 438 | 78.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.7) | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.9 (1.8) | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.7) | |
Range | 0 to 8 | 0 to 8 | ||||
Subjective Social Class | ||||||
Lower | 73 | 43.8 | 37.0 | 42.5 | 16.4 | 4.1 |
Working | 564 | 78.0 | 22.0 | 51.8 | 19.9 | 6.4 |
Middle | 560 | 84.6 | 16.6 | 38.9 | 28.9 | 15.5 |
Upper | 47 | 85.1 | 17.0 | 27.7 | 29.8 | 25.5 |
Employment Status | ||||||
Employed | 849 | 86.2 | 14.8 | 45.1 | 26.9 | 13.2 |
Not working | 99 | 66.7 | 24.2 | 45.5 | 22.2 | 8.1 |
Retired | 161 | 60.9 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 16.1 | 7.5 |
Homemaker | 135 | 66.7 | 30.4 | 47.4 | 17.8 | 4.4 |
HH Income ($) | ||||||
< 14,999 | 257 | 63.0 | 39.7 | 38.9 | 15.2 | 6.2 |
15,000 – 29,999 | 314 | 76.1 | 19.4 | 48.4 | 24.5 | 7.6 |
30,000–49,999 | 313 | 83.4 | 18.5 | 47.0 | 25.2 | 9.3 |
50,000–74,999 | 182 | 89.6 | 9.9 | 54.4 | 22.5 | 13.2 |
≥ 75,000 | 178 | 90.4 | 7.3 | 31.5 | 36.0 | 25.3 |
Education | ||||||
< High school | 209 | 60.3 | 44.5 | 45.9 | 9.1 | -- |
High school | 352 | 73.6 | 28.7 | 53.1 | 16.2 | 2.0 |
Some college | 360 | 86.4 | 10.8 | 49.7 | 27.8 | 11.7 |
College degree | 323 | 89.8 | 5.9 | 28.5 | 38.4 | 27.2 |
No. Cultural Activities | ||||||
0 events | 252 | 64.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1 event | 295 | 75.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2 events | 259 | 84.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
3 events | 180 | 83.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
4 events | 120 | 90.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
5 events | 98 | 89.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
6 events | 40 | 90.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |