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Table 2 Coefficients from the ordered logit regression on self-assessed health

From: Impact of socioeconomic status and medical conditions on health and healthcare utilization among aging Ghanaians

Variables

     

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Age

.05467 [.1033]

.0334 [.1008]

.0048[.1002]

-.0038 [.1029]

.0008 [.0998]

Age2

-.0001 [.0007]

.0000 [.0006]

.0002 [.0006]

.0002 [.0007]

.0002 [.0006]

Married

-.2567** [.1015]

-.2437** [.1028]

-.1288 [.1101]

-.0857 [.1095]

-.0689 [.1071]

Akan

-.0152 [.1076]

-.0068 [.1076]

.0381 [.1086]

.0587 [.1073]

.1230 [.1121]

Hypertension

 

.0182 [.1036]

-.0604 [.1074]

-.0376 [.1085]

-.0105 [.1092]

Diabetics

 

.6389*** [.1969]

.5718*** [.2166]

.6017*** [.2189]

.6433*** [.2181]

Angina

 

.8234*** [.2159]

.8735*** [.2294]

.8875*** [.2298]

.8892*** [.2252]

Arthritics

 

.1335 [.1329]

-.0655 [.1342]

-.0617 [.1361]

-.1165[.1406]

Stroke

 

.3940 *[.2360]

.1305 [.2442]

.1596 [.2516]

.1047 [.2609]

Visual impairment

 

.2690 ** [.1031]

.1470 [.1064]

.1337 [.1061]

.1225 [.1056]

Obese

 

-.2051 [.1661]

-.0612[.1760]

.0076 [.1894]

.0225 [.1904]

Memory

  

.7115*** [.1246]

.6895*** [.1253]

.6874*** [.1258]

Visual diff

  

.1274 [.1156]

.1283 [.1170]

.1191 [.1183]

Moving

  

.9464*** [.1120]

.9484*** [.1114]

.9456 *** [.1104]

Sleep diff

  

.0877 [.1237]

.07335 [.1238]

.0622 [.1227]

Employment status

   

.1066 [.1460]

.0912[.1483]

Low income

   

-.1913 [.1556]

-.1587 [.1607]

High income

   

-.2230 [.1681]

-.1544 [.1713]

Higher income

   

-.1889 [.1583]

-.0846[.1664]

Highest income

   

-.3836** [.1837]

-.2207 [.2045]

Urban/rural

   

-.0038 [.1296]

.0082 [.1271]

Illiteracy

    

.0465 [.1267]

Observations

2142

2142

2142

2142

2142

F-statistic

10.24

8.15

14.74

11.82

11.47

D.F

213

213

213

213

213

Prob > F

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

  1. Note: ***, ** and * indicates1%, 5% and 10% significance level respectively.