Table 1 Sample characteristics by social and demographic factors, HART 2015
Variable | Sample | Self-rated physical health | Self-rated mental health | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | p-value | N (%) | p-value |
All | 927 | 484 (53.3) | Â | 543 (59.9) | Â |
Age (in years) 80–89 90 or more | 813 (87.7) 114 (12.3) | 425 (53.4) 59 (52.7) | 0.887 | 483 (60.7) 60 (54.5) | 0.219 |
Sex Female Male | 489 (52.8) 438 (47.2) | 234 (48.9) 250 (58.3) | 0.004 | 284 (59.4) 259 (50.5) | 0.736 |
Married/cohabiting Divorced/separated/never married Widowed | 311 (34.1) 48 (5.3) 553 (60.6) | 154 (50.7) 25 (52.1) 301 (55.6) | 0.368 | 182 (59.9) 26 (54.2) 326 (60.4) | 0.703 |
Education No education Elementary >Elementary | 152 (16.4) 719 (77.7) 54 (5.8) | 61 (41.5) 390 (55.2) 33 (63.5) | 0.003 | 72 (48.6) 438 (62.2) 32 (61.5) | 0.009 |
Own house No Yes | 101 (10.9) 826 (89.1) | 47 (48.0) 437 (54.0) | 0.261 | 50 (51.0) 493 (61.0) | 0.057 |
Life insurance No Yes | 788 (85.0) 139 (15.0) | 423 (54.9) 61 (44.5) | 0.025 | 464 (60.3) 79 (57.7) | 0.556 |
Private health insurance No Yes | 872 (95.5) 41 (4.5) | 454 (53.1) 24 (58.5) | 0.492 | 513 (60.1) 24 (58.5) | 0.838 |
Religion Muslim and other Buddhist | 55 (5.9) 871 (94.1) | 26 (48.1) 458 (53.7) | 0.428 | 31 (57.4) 512 (60.2) | 0.688 |
Low formal social engagement No Yes | 239 (25.8) 687 (78.8) | 138 (59.2) 345 (51.2) | 0.034 | 153 (65.9) 389 (57.8) | 0.029 |
Low informal social engagement No Yes | 786 (85.0) 139 (15.0) | 415 (54.0) 68 (49.3) | 0.309 | 457 (59.5) 85 (62.0) | 0.577 |
Low or no income No Yes | 587 (63.3) 340 (36.7) | 132 (65.7) 352 (49.8) | < 0.001 | 142 (70.3) 401 (57.0) | < 0.001 |
Region Central North Northeast South | 357 (38.5) 281 (30.3) 141 (15.2) 148 (16.0) | 217 (61.0) 147 (53.3) 60 (43.2) 60 (43.8) | < 0.001 | 234 (66.3) 159 (57.2) 78 (56.9) 72 (52.2) | 0.013 |