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Table 2 Characteristics of the households (N = 343)

From: Determinants of self-rated health in an Irish deprived suburban population – a cross sectional face-to-face household survey

Indicator

Number

(%)

Household occupancy status (N = 336/343; 98.0 %)

 Outright owner/ Mortgage

203

60.4

 Renting privately

29

8.6

 Renting from or rent paid by health board/county council

104

31.0

Number of people living in the household (N = 341/343; 99.4 %)

 1 to 2 people

140

41.1

 3 to 4 people

142

41.6

 5 to 11 people

59

17.3

 Median

3.0

 

Does a person with a chronic illness live in the household? (N = 335/343; 97.7 %)

 No

161

48.1

 Yes

174

51.9

Does a person with a disability live in the household? (N = 330/343; 96.2 %)

 No

272

82.4

 Yes

58

17.6

Does a smoker live in the household? (N = 340/343; 99.1 %)

 No

189

55.6

 Yes

151

44.4

Has a member of the household used the local hospital in the previous 12 months? (N = 342/343; 99.7 %)

 No

149

43.6

 Yes

193

56.4

Did anyone in the household use general practice services in the previous 12 months? (N = 341/343; 99.4 %)

 No

18

5.3

 Yes

323

94.7