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Table 1 The distribution of study subjects and the prevalence of poor self-rated health according to Neo-Marxian social class among the employed aged 19–64 in South Korea

From: Neo-Marxian social class inequalities in self-rated health among the employed in South Korea: the role of material, behavioral, psychosocial, and workplace environmental factors

 

Men

Women

 

No. of subjects (column %)

Poor self-rated health

No. of subjects (column %)

 

Poor self-rated health

No.

Crude rates (%)

Age-adjusted rates (%) (95% CI)

PR (95% CI)

No.

Crude rates (%)

Age-adjusted rates (%) (95% CI)

PR (95% CI)

Total

4392 (100.0)

585

13.3

  

3309 (100.0)

642

19.4

  

Capitalists

113 (2.6)

9

8.0

5.8 (1.5–10.1)

1.85 (0.64–5.35)

17 (0.5)

5

29.4

26.5 (7.7–45.3)

2.37 (0.93–6.02)

Small employers

548 (12.5)

66

12.0

13.4 (9.6–17.2)

2.89 (1.19–7.02)

220 (6.6)

45

20.5

20.8 (14.4–27.2)

1.63 (0.86–3.12)

Petty Bourgeoisie

980 (22.3)

180

18.4

15.1 (12.1–18.2)

3.97 (1.67–9.47)

686 (20.7)

157

22.9

20.7 (17.0–24.4)

1.71 (0.93–3.15)

Managers

117 (2.7)

5

4.3

3.7 (0.5–6.9)

1.00

13 (0.4)

2

15.4

7.4 (0.0–16.0)

1.37 (0.34–5.55)

Expert supervisors

253 (5.8)

29

11.5

12.7 (7.5–18.0)

3.02 (1.20–7.62)

98 (3.0)

10

10.2

8.0 (3.3–12.8)

1.00

Skilled supervisors

375 (8.5)

33

8.8

8.6 (5.3–12.0)

2.34 (0.93–5.87)

79 (2.4)

10

12.7

7.6 (3.2–11.9)

1.26 (0.55–2.89)

Nonskilled supervisors

550 (12.35)

65

11.8

12.1 (9.2–15.1)

3.06 (1.26–7.45)

199 (6.0)

27

13.6

14.0 (9.1–18.9)

1.15 (0.58–2.30)

Expert workers

169 (3.8)

14

8.3

7.5 (3.4–11.5)

2.23 (0.82–6.04)

354 (10.7)

51

14.4

16.4 (11.0–21.8)

1.44 (0.76–2.74)

Skilled workers

206 (4.7)

20

9.7

10.7 (4.8–16.5)

2.80 (1.07–7.29)

286 (8.6)

47

16.4

25.6 (13.8–37.4)

1.76 (0.92–3.36)

Nonskilled workers

1081 (24.6)

164

15.2

14.6 (12.5–16.7)

3.78 (1.59–9.03)

1357 (41.0)

288

21.2

20.6 (18.4–22.7)

1.72 (0.94–3.13)

  1. CI confidence interval, PR prevalence ratio