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Table 1 Distribution of self-rated health responses according to the order of questions

From: Reliability and predictive validity of two scales of self-rated health in China: results from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Scale 1 categories

At beginning (n = 7898)

At the end (n = 3531)

Scale 2 categories

At beginning (n = 8064)

At the end (n = 12,431)

Excellent

0.7%

1.1%

-

-

-

Very good

8.3%

9.9%

Very good

5.8%

6.1%

Good

16.2%

21.7%

Good

16.1%

17.3%

Fair

46.6%

48.7%

Fair

47.0%

51.2%

Poor

28.2%

18.6%

Poor

25.9%

21.1%

-

-

-

Very poor

5.2%

4.4%