Figure 1. Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) Comparing Self-, Spouse-, and Combined- Rated Health as Predictors of Mortality Status1.
1 For this analysis, spouse and self-rated health were recoded accordingly: (1=excellent)(2=very good)(3=good)(4=fair)(5=poor). Self-rated health vs. spouse-rated health: chiˆ2[1]=.36, p=.54; self rated health vs. combined: chiˆ2[1]=6.72, p=.01; spouse-rated health vs. combined: chiˆ2[1]=2.91, p=.08