Skip to main content

Table 3 Emotional support and good or very good self-rated health (adjusted for age): odds ratios* (95% confidence interval), European Social Survey, weighted

From: Emotional support, education and self-rated health in 22 European countries

Country

Men (n = 16,832)

Women (n = 19,094)

Austria

1.78 (1.08–2.92)

1.55 (0.94–2.55)

Belgium

1.61 (1.01–2.57)

2.78 (1.78–4.36)

Czech Rep.

1.65 (0.97–2.82)

3.13 (1.67–5.87)

Denmark

1.19 (0.63–2.25)

2.55 (1.27–5.12)

Finland

1.62 (1.04–2.51)

1.85 (1.01–3.40)

France

2.22 (1.37–3.65)

1.47 (0.88–2.43)

Germany

2.05 (1.24–3.40)

4.57 (2.22–9.43)

Greece

1.03 (0.56–1.88)

1.04 (0.67–1.61)

Hungary

2.56 (1.33–4.96)

1.43 (0.74–2.77)

Ireland

1.24 (0.66–2.30)

1.99 (1.12–3.56)

Israel

1.51 (0.90–2.52)

2.12 (1.22–3.68)

Italy

2.08 (1.32–3.29)

1.07 (0.67–1.69)

Luxembourg

2.17 (1.32–3.55)

1.68 (0.96–2.94)

Netherlands

2.96 (1.75–5.01)

1.35 (0.78–2.32)

Norway

1.47 (0.79–2.74)

1.32 (0.60–2.89)

Poland

1.30 (0.83–2.04)

2.23 (1.32–3.77)

Portugal

2.26 (1.14–4.49)

2.21 (1.18–4.16)

Spain

1.44 (0.82–2.53)

3.14 (1.70–5.77)

Sweden

1.70 (1.07–2.70)

1.93 (1.07–3.50)

Slovenia

1.60 (0.88–2.92)

1.72 (0.99–2.98)

Switzerland

1.36 (0.54–3.44)

1.80 (0.90–3.60)

UK

1.92 (1.19–3.09)

1.65 (0.94–2.87)

  1. * Statistically significant odds ratios (p < 0.05) are italicised.