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Table 3 Predictors of self-reported health (N = 1,244).

From: Are variations in rates of attending cultural activities associated with population health in the United States?

Characteristic

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-Value

Age

   

   Per year

0.97

0.96 – 0.99

< 0.01

Gender

   

   Male

1.00 (reference)

  

   Female

1.42

1.02 – 1.98

< 0.05

Marital Status

   

   Married

1.00 (reference)

  

   Widowed

0.97

0.55 – 1.71

0.91

   Div/Sep

0.71

0.46 – 1.09

0.12

   Never married

0.77

0.48 – 1.24

0.29

Race

   

   White

1.00 (reference)

  

   Black

1.18

0.76 – 1.85

0.46

   Other

0.60

0.34 – 1.04

0.07

No. of Children

   

   Per child

0.99

0.90 – 1.08

0.79

Subjective Social Class

   

   Lower

0.25

0.09 – 0.69

< 0.01

   Working

0.59

0.24 – 1.47

0.26

   Middle

0.92

0.37 – 2.29

0.86

   Upper

1.00 (reference)

  

Employment Status

   

   Employed

1.00 (reference)

  

   Not working

0.50

0.30 – 0.84

< 0.01

   Retired

0.56

0.33 – 0.95

< 0.05

   Homemaker

0.48

0.29 – 0.79

< 0.01

HH Income ($)

   

   Per $1000

1.04

1.01 – 1.08

< 0.05

Education

   

   Per year

1.06

1.00 – 1.13

0.05

No. Cultural Activities

   

   Per activity

1.12

1.01 – 1.26

< 0.05

  1. Data shown are adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Intervals) from a multivariable logistic regression model relating Cultural Activity to SRH (1 = good/excellent; 0 = fair/poor).