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Table 3 Diagnostic value from ladder according to Objective Socioeconomic Status indicators

From: Examining the relation between the subjective and objective social status with health reported needs and health-seeking behaviour in Dande, Angola

 

Cutoff point

Sensitivity

Specificity

Youden

Index c

AUCa

95% CI

Place of residence (urban)

2.5

0.50

0.74

0.24

0.651

0.639–0.663

Sex (female)

1.5

0.66

0.39

0.06

0.532

0.521–0.543

Education

 No educationb

9.5

0.98

0.02

0.001

0.549

0.536–0.562

 Primary (1–6)b

2.5

0.52

0.45

−0.03

0.519

0.507–0.530

 Secondary (7–13)

2.5

0.52

0.56

0.08

0.551

0.539–0.564

 Tertiary (University)

3.5

0.59

0.68

0.26

0.649

0.605–0.693

 Overcrowding

2.5

0.49

0.55

0.04

0.517

0.499–0.536

Residents with a fixed salary

 None

9.5

0.98

0.01

−0.02

0.642

0.631–0.652

 One

1.5

0.72

0.42

0.14

0.582

0.571–0.593

 Two or more

2.5

0.72

0.57

0.29

0.693

0.676–0.710

Household income

  < = 10,000 AOAb

9.5

0.98

0.01

−0.01

0.594

0.581–0.607

 10,001–30,000 AOA

1.5

0.72

0.38

0.10

0.547

0.534–0.559

  >  30,000 AOA

4.5

0.33

0.78

0.11

0.548

0.531–0.564

 Improved water source

2.5

0.52

0.65

0.18

0.604

0.593–0.615

 Kitchen

4.5

0.26

0.84

0.11

0.574

0.563–0.585

 Latrine

1.5

0.68

0.47

0.15

0.595

0.584–0.607

 Watch television

1.5

0.70

0.56

0.26

0.677

0.666–0.688

 Listen to the radio

2.5

0.54

0.62

0.15

0.586

0.573–0.597

 Read newspaper

2.5

0.71

0.58

0.29

0.686

0.671–0.701

 Associative filiation

2.5

0.50

0.66

0.16

0.596

0.585–0.607

 Electricity

1.5

0.69

0.52

0.22

0.644

0.633–0.655

 Generator

3.5

0.44

0.70

0.14

0.603

0.587–0.618

 Radio

2.5

0.51

0.63

0.14

0.587

0.577–0.598

 Television

1.5

0.71

0.55

0.26

0.671

0.661–0.682

 Cell phone

2.5

0.51

0.74

0.25

0.666

0.655–0.677

 Satellite dish

2.5

0.55

0.68

0.23

0.660

0.650–0.670

 Fridge

2.5

0.65

0.58

0.23

0.652

0.637–0.667

 Freezer

1.5

0.74

0.47

0.21

0.642

0.632–0.652

 Car

3.5

0.55

0.72

0.26

0.675

0.658–0.689

 Bed net ownership

7.5

0.05

0.96

0.01

0.489

0.478–0.501

 Season (Rainy)

5.5

0.16

0.90

0.06

0.534

0.524–0.545

  1. Case: yes|true; Control:no|false.
  2. a AUC Area under the curve.
  3. bInverted the score
  4. c Youden Index [50].