Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics, self-rated health status, and chronic diseases according to the type of impairment of the study participants—National Health Survey, 2013. *
Total Population n = 43,681 | Physical Impairment n = 613 | Hearing Impairment n = 637 | Visual Impairment n = 2,083 | No Impairment n = 40,248 | ||||
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n(%) w* | n(%) w* | n(%) w* | n(%) w* | n(%) w* | ||||
Total | 43,681 (100.0) | 613 (1.4) | 737 (1.7) | 2,083 (4.7) | 40,248 (92.0) | |||
Self-rated health | ||||||||
Good | 28,596 (66.3) | 195 (34.4) | 333(49.7) | 944 (44.7) | 27,124 (68.2) | |||
Poor | 15,085 (33.7) | 418 (65.6) | 404(50.3) | 1,139 (55.3) | 13,124 (31.8) | |||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 17,675 (45.0) | 368 (59.0) | 354(49.7) | 808 (41.8) | 16,145 (44.8) | |||
Female | 26,006 (55.0) | 245 (41.0) | 383(50.3) | 1,275 (58.2) | 24,103 (55.2) | |||
Age (years) | ||||||||
18–29 | 8,537 (21.0) | 39 (6.4) | 42 (6.2) | 133 (7.1) | 8,323 (22.2) | |||
30–39 | 10,799 (22.7) | 99 (16.0) | 73 (9.0) | 214 (9.5) | 10,413 (23.8) | |||
40–49 | 9,075 (20.0) | 137 (17.4) | 116(14.8) | 415(18.5) | 8,407 (20.2) | |||
50–59 | 7,241 (18.1) | 141 (27.0) | 144(19.0) | 537(26.4) | 6,419 (17.5) | |||
60 or more | 8,029 (18.2) | 197 (33.2) | 362(51.0) | 784(38.5) | 6,686 (16.3) | |||
Skin color | ||||||||
Non-white | 25,090 (50.2 ) | 378 (57.3) | 346(37.2) | 1,138 (46.3) | 23,228 (50.1) | |||
White | 18,591 (49.8) | 235 (42.7) | 391(62.8) | 945 (53.7) | 17,020 (49.9) | |||
Education | ||||||||
Elementary | 19,161 (44.0) | 385 (65.0) | 475 (63.8) | 1,272 (62.1) | 17,029 (42.3) | |||
Secondary | 16,360 (37.8) | 154 (24.5) | 169 (24.7) | 526 (27.0) | 15,511 (38.8) | |||
Graduate | 7,680 (17.3) | 69 (10.2) | 87(10.6) | 272 (10.3) | 7,252 (18.0) | |||
Post-Graduate | 480 (0.8) | 5 (0.3) | 6 (0.7) | 13 (0.6) | 456 (0.9) | |||
Employment | ||||||||
Yes | 25,384 (59.3) | 188 (30.0) | 285 (39.0) | 935 (46.4) | 23,976 (60.8) | |||
No | 18,297 (40.7) | 425(70.0) | 452 (66.3) | 1,148 (53.6) | 16,272 (39.2) | |||
Chronic disease** | ||||||||
No | 28,657 (64.4) | 247 (41.8) | 296(39.5) | 924 (44.3) | 27,190 (66.3) | |||
One | 3,814 (9.0) | 87 (16.2) | 80(11.3) | 254 (12.0) | 3,393 (8.5) | |||
Two | 6,992 (16.3) | 145 (22.0) | 196(27.8) | 467 (20.7) | 6,184 (15.8) | |||
Three or more | 4,218 (10.3) | 134 (20.0) | 165(21.4) | 438 (23.0) | 3,481 (9.4) | |||