Table 1.

Basic characteristics and health measures in the Comprehensive Survey of the Living Conditions of People on Health and Welfare (LCPHW; Kokumin Seikatsu Kiso Chosa) 2007, Japan (n = 383,745)

Basic characteristics and health measures	Men	Women
n	183,471	200,274
Basic characteristics
Marital status, n (%)
Married	124,215 (67.7)	125,184 (62.5)
Never married	48,962 (26.7)	42,287 (21.1)
Widowed	4,820 (2.6)	22,274 (11.1)
Divorced	5,474 (3.0)	10,529 (5.3)
Household size (persons)
Mean (SE)	3.40 (0.004)	3.42 (0.003)
Occupation status, n (%)
No	44,005 (24.0)	92,577 (46.2)
Yes	139,466 (76.0)	107,697 (53.8)
House ownership, n (%)
No	43,374 (23.6)	44,626 (22.3)
Yes	140,097 (76.4)	155,648 (77.7)
Healthcare insurance type, n (%)
National health insurance	65,862 (35.9)	77,190 (38.5)
Employee’s health insurance	114,384 (62.3)	120,083 (60.0)
Other types	3,225 (1.8)	3,001 (1.5)
Smoking behavior, n (%)
Not smoked	100,354 (54.7)	173,387 (86.6)
Previously smoked	7,190 (3.9)	2,435 (1.2)
Currently smoke	75,927 (41.4)	24,452 (12.2)
Current healthcare needs, n (%)
No	123,406 (67.3)	124,206 (62.0)
Yes	60,065 (32.7)	76,068 (38.0)
Health measures
General health status (0 as worst score–4 as best score)
Mean (SE)	2.45 (0.002)	2.35 (0.002)
Bedridden status/mobility (0 = worst score, 4 = best score)
Mean (SE)	3.86 (0.001)	3.80 (0.001)
Self care/usual activities (0 = worst score, 4 = best score)
Mean (SE)	3.80 (0.001)	3.68 (0.002)
Pain (0 = worst score, 4 = best score)
Mean (SE)	3.85 (0.001)	3.79 (0.002)
Mental health (0 = worst score, 4 = best score)
Mean (SE)	3.50 (0.002)	3.39 (0.002)
Physical health (0 = worst score, 16 = best score)
Mean (SE)	14.0 (0.004)	13.6 (0.005)
Summary health (0 = worst score, 20 = best score)
Mean (SE)	17.46 (0.005)	17.01 (0.006)

SE standard error