Table 2.

The descriptive statistics of variables.

Variables	Observed variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Physical health (subjective)	Very unhealthy	428	5.3
	Somewhat unhealthy	1,069	13.2
	Average	2,283	28.1
	Somewhat healthy	2,855	35.1
	Very healthy	1,490	18.3
Physical health (objective)	BMI not within normal range	3,757	46.2
	BMI within normal range	4,368	53.8
Mental health	Always	199	2.4
	Often	669	8.2
	Sometimes	1814	22.3
	Rarely	2,150	26.5
	Never	3,293	40.5
Health-related functional limitations	Always	407	5
	Often	909	11.2
	Sometimes	1,232	15.2
	Rarely	1794	22.1
	Never	3,783	46.6
Relative poverty (objective)	Income above 50% of the median	5,171	63.6
	Income at or below 50% of the median	2,954	36.4
Relative poverty (subjective)	Not far below average	7,434	91.5
	Far below average	691	8.5