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Table 1 Number of survey participants

From: Trends and socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health in Japan, 1986–2016

Survey year

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

2001

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

Men

All population (aged 25–64)

203,913

 

203,336

 

195,401

 

183,361

 

176,448

 

168,541

 

Occupational class (EGP scheme)

 Upper non-manual workers (I + II)

26,456

14.2

15.1

32,877

17.9

19.5

38,597

21.9

23.3

38,270

23.5

25.3

42,749

27.6

29.2

39,594

27.2

28.6

 Lower non-manual workers (III)

51,095

27.4

31.0

47,502

25.8

28.4

43,706

24.8

27.1

41,904

25.7

27.9

38,696

24.9

26.4

38,373

26.3

27.9

 Manual workers (V + VI + VIIa)

59,602

32.0

30.2

59,873

32.6

30.7

55,506

31.5

29.4

49,759

30.5

28.0

44,390

28.6

26.6

40,708

28.0

26.0

 Farmers (IVc + VIIb)

19,529

10.5

7.4

15,857

8.6

6.2

12,040

6.8

4.9

9149

5.6

4.1

7710

5.0

3.5

6548

4.5

3.4

 Self-employed (IVa + b)

29,557

15.9

16.2

27,825

15.1

15.3

26,520

15.0

15.3

23,909

14.7

14.8

21,568

13.9

14.2

20,409

14.0

14.2

 Economically inactive/unknown

17,674

–

–

19,402

–

–

19,032

–

–

20,370

–

–

21,335

–

–

22,909

–

–

Women

 All population (aged 25–64)

219,590

 

215,350

 

207,569

 

194,538

 

187,822

 

178,373

 

Occupational class (EGP scheme)

 Upper non-manual workers (I + II)

12,252

11.0

11.1

14,683

13.1

13.3

16,292

14.7

14.8

17,313

17.0

17.3

18,031

17.7

17.7

19,110

19.1

19.0

 Lower non-manual workers (III)

48,230

43.4

48.3

49,730

44.5

48.6

52,535

47.3

51.3

50,290

49.5

53.1

52,362

51.5

54.8

53,243

53.2

55.7

 Manual workers (V + VI + VIIa)

28,153

25.3

23.5

29,428

26.3

24.4

26,841

24.2

22.0

21,843

21.5

18.9

19,325

19.0

17.1

17,118

17.1

15.5

 Farmers (IVc + VIIb)

15,405

13.9

10.7

11,728

10.5

8.1

8987

8.1

6.1

6435

6.3

5.0

5941

5.8

4.5

4920

4.9

4.0

 Self-employed (IVa + b)

7027

6.3

6.3

6162

5.5

5.6

6328

5.7

5.7

5725

5.6

5.6

6013

5.9

6.0

5711

5.7

5.8

 Economically inactive/unknown

108,523

–

–

103,619

–

–

96,586

–

–

92,932

–

–

86,150

–

–

78,271

–

–

Survey year

2004

2007

2010

2013

2016

   

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

n

(%)

Weighted (%)

   

Men

 All population (aged 25–64)

144,887

 

142,766

 

130,938

 

143,335

 

128,787

    

Occupational class (EGP scheme)

 Upper non-manual workers (I + II)

34,789

29.7

31.2

45,240

38.0

40.0

38,274

35.4

37.3

41,632

35.7

37.4

38,257

36.0

38.0

   

 Lower non-manual workers (III)

29,487

25.2

26.5

28,837

24.2

25.0

27,123

25.1

26.1

30,421

26.1

26.9

27,297

25.7

26.7

   

 Manual workers (V + VI + VIIa)

31,869

27.2

25.4

25,534

21.4

19.9

25,909

24.0

22.2

28,690

24.6

22.9

27,285

25.7

23.5

   

 Farmers (IVc + VIIb)

4554

3.9

2.8

4026

3.4

2.3

4159

3.8

2.7

4354

3.7

2.7

3778

3.6

2.5

   

 Self-employed (IVa + b)

16,352

14.0

14.2

15,423

13.0

12.8

12,608

11.7

11.7

11,558

9.9

10.2

9735

9.2

9.3

   

 Economically inactive/unknown

27,836

–

–

23,706

–

–

22,865

–

–

26,680

–

–

22,435

–

–

   

Educational level (aged 25–64)

 High (ISCED: 5–8)

N/A

  

N/A

  

43,165

35.3

39.3

47,687

36.3

40.3

44,372

38.9

43.2

   

 Middle (ISCED: 3, 4)

    

67,620

55.3

52.0

72,616

55.3

52.0

62,310

54.6

50.9

   

 Low (ISCED: 1, 2)

    

11,429

9.4

8.7

10,944

8.3

7.7

7384

6.5

5.9

   

Educational level (aged 65–94)

 High (ISCED: 5–8)

N/A

  

N/A

  

6745

16.1

19.6

9745

17.6

21.6

11,501

20.2

24.6

   

 Middle (ISCED: 3, 4)

    

18,179

43.3

43.3

25,575

46.2

45.6

27,819

48.8

47.4

   

 Low (ISCED: 1, 2)

    

17,026

40.6

37.0

20,068

36.2

32.8

17,703

31.0

27.9

   

Women

 All population (aged 25–64)

154,877

 

152,551

 

140,212

 

153,341

 

136,789

    

Occupational class (EGP scheme)

 Upper non-manual workers (I + II)

14,433

23.6

23.7

18,385

26.9

26.9

21,424

24.9

24.7

24,509

25.9

25.2

23,647

26.5

25.9

   

 Lower non-manual workers (III)

32,380

53.0

54.8

35,975

52.6

54.7

47,944

55.8

57.9

53,770

56.7

58.6

50,432

56.5

58.4

   

 Manual workers (V + VI + VIIa)

8975

14.7

13.0

8399

12.3

10.7

10,126

11.8

10.8

10,522

11.1

10.3

10,034

11.2

10.4

   

 Farmers (IVc + VIIb)

1875

3.1

2.5

1633

2.4

1.9

2633

3.1

2.3

2528

2.7

2.0

2176

2.4

1.8

   

 Self-employed (IVa + b)

3481

5.7

6.1

3956

5.8

5.9

3821

4.4

4.5

3479

3.7

3.9

3034

3.4

3.6

   

 Economically inactive/unknown

93,733

–

–

84,203

–

–

54,264

–

–

58,533

–

–

47,466

–

–

   

Educational level (aged 25–64)

 High (ISCED: 5–8)

N/A

  

N/A

  

41,362

32.3

35.5

46,178

33.5

36.6

43,571

36.7

40.1

   

 Middle (ISCED: 3, 4)

    

77,820

60.7

57.9

83,128

60.3

57.6

69,891

58.8

55.6

   

 Low (ISCED: 1, 2)

    

9020

7.0

6.6

8493

6.2

5.8

5321

4.5

4.3

   

Educational level (aged 65–94)

 High (ISCED: 5–8)

N/A

  

N/A

  

2996

5.6

6.7

4814

6.8

8.4

6114

8.7

10.6

   

 Middle (ISCED: 3, 4)

    

24,346

45.4

47.8

35,240

49.8

52.2

37,950

53.7

55.5

   

 Low (ISCED: 1, 2)

    

26,304

49.0

45.4

30,697

43.4

39.4

26,590

37.6

33.9

   
  1. EGP scheme Erikson-Goldthorpe-Portocarero scheme, ISCED: International Standard Classification of Education
  2. Low (ISCED: 1, 2): Elementary school/junior high school graduation
  3. Middle (ISCED: 3, 4): High school/technical professional school graduation
  4. High (ISCED: 5–8): Two-year college/university graduation, or more
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