Table 1 Self-rated health (good, very good, excellent) by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and health-related behaviours
From: Health-related behaviours and their relationship with self-rated health among Canadian adults
| Â | Men and Women | p-valuea | Men only | p-value | Women only | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | ||||||
 18–29 | 90.7 (0.7) | < 0.001 | 94.0 (1.3) | < 0.001 | 87.4 (2.7) | < 0.05 |
 30–39 | 93.1 (1.0) |  | 89.8 (2.6) |  | 96.7 (1.3) | |
 40–49 | 90.1 (0.6) |  | 92.8 (1.1) |  | 87.5 (2.8) | |
 50–59 | 84.8 (0.8) |  | 82.9 (2.5) |  | 86.7 (2.8) | |
 60+ | 84.6 (0.7) |  | 82.9 (2.0) |  | 86.1 (1.6) | |
Income adequacy | ||||||
 Lowest income | 79.1 (3.1) | < 0.001 | 81.1 (4.8) | < 0.01 | 77.1 (4.3) | < 0.001 |
 Lower-middle income | 82.7 (1.6) |  | 83.3 (3.0) |  | 82.3 (2.1) | |
 Upper-middle income | 86.2 (1.4) |  | 83.0 (1.9) |  | 87.3 (2.4) | |
 Highest income | 92.4 (0.9) |  | 92.0 (1.0) |  | 92.7 (1.4) | |
Household Education | ||||||
 < Secondary School | 73.9 (3.6) | < 0.001 | 77.5 (4.7) | < 0.01 | 70.2 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
 Secondary School Graduation | 85.4 (1.7) |  | 87.1 (2.3) |  | 83.4 (2.6) | |
 Post-Secondary School Graduation | 90.2 (0.6) |  | 90.7 (1.0) |  | 90.7 (1.0) | |
Smoking status | ||||||
 Current smoker | 83.1 (0.7) | < 0.01 | 82.9 (2.3) | < 0.01 | 83.3 (2.7) | < 0.01 |
 Former smoker | 86.7 (1.4) |  | 86.1 (1.7) |  | 87.5 (2.0) | |
 Never smoker | 91.8 (0.8) |  | 93.1 (1.0) |  | 90.8 (1.1) | |
Adequate fruit and vegetable intake | ||||||
 Yes | 90.9 (1.0) | < 0.01 | 91.1 (1.5) | < 0.01 | 90.8 (1.1) | < 0.05 |
 No | 87.4 (0.6) |  | 87.5 (0.8) |  | 87.3 (1.3) | |
Adequate sleep | ||||||
 Yes | 92.2 (0.7) | < 0.001 | 92.0 (1.0) | < 0.001 | 92.5 (1.) | < 0.001 |
 No | 81.8 (1.2) |  | 81.8 (1.6) |  | 81.8 (1.8) | |
Alcohol use | ||||||
 Heavy episodic drinking | 92.1 (2.5) | < 0.05 | 89.0 (4.2) | 0.524 | 96.9 (1.5) | < 0.01 |
 Daily drinkingb | 91.9 (1.3) |  | 90.6 (1.6) |  | 94.2 (2.3) | |
 Low-risk alcohol use | 87.6 (0.7) |  | 88.2 (0.8) |  | 87.3 (0.7) | |
Adequate physical activity | ||||||
 Yes | 89.6 (0.6) | < 0.001 | 88.3 (1.0) | < 0.001 | 90.2 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
 No | 83.4 (1.6) |  | 83.7 (1.4) |  | 82.0 (1.0) | |