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. 2012 Nov 5;12:948. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-948

Table 2.

Crude distribution of self-rated health by country, gender and relevant confounders

Self-rated health (%)
 Greenlanda
 Alaskab
 Norwayb
 
 Men
 Women
 Men
 Women
 Men
 Women
  0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2
Subsistence score
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 0-0.54
 24.2
 53.9
 21.8
 20.6
 51.4
 28.0
 23.2
 28.2
 48.6
 17.8
 29.8
 52.4
 25.0
 26.9
 48.1
 22.2
 20.6
 57.1
 0.55-1
 18.8
 64.1
 17.2
 19.1
 58.4
 22.5
 14.3
 41.7
 44.1
 13.3
 25.6
 61.1
 25.0
 32.9
 42.1
 13.4
 23.2
 63.4
 1.01-3
 13.3
 62.2
 24.4
 12.0
 61.1
 26.9
 15.9
 22.7
 61.4
 17.2
 31.0
 51.7
 19.7
 33.3
 47.0
 15.7
 35.3
 49.0
P-valuec
  
  
 0.07
  
  
 0.19
  
  
 0.08
  
  
 0.70
  
  
 0.86
  
  
 0.26
Language ability (SILA)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Very well – Very well/relatively well
 22.0
 58.9
 19.1
 20.7
 54.2
 25.1
 25.5
 19.8
 54.7
 14.6
 19.0
 66.4
 24.6
 30.8
 44.6
 13.9
 21.5
 64.6
 Not very well – Not well
 11.9
 64.2
 23.8
 11.8
 60.9
 27.3
 15.2
 38.0
 46.8
 17.5
 34.2
 48.3
 16.5
 31.7
 51.9
 19.3
 32.5
 48.2
 P-value
  
  
 0.02
  
  
 0.04
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.35
  
  
 0.06
Age
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 16-34 years
 20.4
 66.1
 13.6
 20.8
 66.9
 12.4
 16.7
 37.0
 46.3
 20.0
 35.0
 45.0
 30.3
 42.4
 27.3
 16.7
 38.1
 45.2
 35-59 years
 20.8
 60.8
 18.5
 18.3
 56.3
 25.4
 22.2
 32.5
 45.3
 17.9
 27.9
 54.2
 21.6
 31.0
 47.4
 16.9
 25.8
 57.3
 60-87 years
 8.2
 48.0
 43.8
 11.8
 29.0
 59.2
 16.7
 14.8
 68.5
 3.4
 15.3
 81.4
 16.7
 25.0
 58.3
 10.9
 15.2
 73.9
 P-value
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.02
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.08
  
  
 0.08
Education
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 < High school/vocational school
 16.6
 61.4
 22.1
 16.8
 53.0
 30.2
 9.5
 25.0
 65.5
 14.4
 18.9
 66.7
 20.0
 20.0
 60.0
 6.1
 21.2
 72.7
 High school/vocational school
 22.0
 61.0
 17.0
 19.2
 62.4
 18.4
 22.4
 33.9
 43.7
 17.3
 32.3
 50.4
 15.0
 31.3
 53.8
 13.8
 17.2
 69.0
 University
 25.0
 46.4
 28.6
 26.2
 57.4
 16.4
 33.3
 25.0
 41.7
 20.0
 50.0
 30.0
 28.2
 36.5
 35.3
 20.2
 31.1
 48.7
 P-value
  
  
 0.21
  
  
 0.02
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.03
  
  
 0.03
Smoking
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Do not smoke
 17.9
 59.2
 22.9
 25.6
 54.4
 20.0
 22.6
 31.4
 46.0
 18.7
 31.0
 50.3
 19.2
 34.4
 46.4
 20.8
 26.4
 52.8
 Half pack or less daily
 21.8
 58.1
 20.1
 13.0
 58.3
 28.7
 18.2
 30.3
 51.5
 15.5
 31.0
 53.5
 25.5
 21.6
 52.9
 7.0
 19.3
 73.7
 More than half pack daily
 17.4
 65.2
 17.4
 12.0
 55.4
 32.6
 10.5
 28.4
 61.2
 13.5
 17.3
 69.2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 P-value
  
  
 0.63
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.21
  
  
 0.18
  
  
 0.21
  
  
 0.01
Chronic problem
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Yes
 15.8
 28.1
 56.1
 4.2
 35.4
 60.4
 13.5
 5.4
 81.1
 4.3
 8.5
 87.2
 2.0
 18.4
 79.6
 2.7
 12.0
 85.3
 No
 19.7
 65.0
 15.3
 22.0
 59.9
 18.1
 20.1
 34.7
 45.2
 18.5
 31.5
 50.0
 28.6
 35.1
 36.4
 24.1
 33.8
 42.1
 P-value
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
  
  
 0.00
Living in
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Village/Finnmark
 18.6
 60.3
 21.1
 17.1
 58.3
 24.6
 18.1
 27.8
 54.2
 15.7
 24.7
 59.6
 28.1
 31.6
 40.4
 15.0
 22.1
 63.0
 Town/ Not in Finnmark
 19.2
 60.6
 20.2
 18.7
 54.8
 26.5
 19.9
 33.8
 46.3
 16.9
 31.5
 51.6
 13.5
 30.2
 56.3
 17.4
 31.4
 51.2
 P-value
  
  
 0.98
  
  
 0.78
  
  
 0.41
  
  
 0.26
  
  
 0.02
  
  
 0.20
Housing condition
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 0-1
 23.1
 61.5
 15.4
 22.1
 52.6
 25.3
 20.3
 37.2
 42.6
 18.8
 32.5
 48.7
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0-2
 14.8
 63.7
 21.5
 18.5
 59.9
 21.7
 19.4
 27.4
 53.2
 15.8
 22.1
 62.1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 4-9
 18.4
 57.2
 24.3
 14.7
 52.2
 33.1
 17.7
 21.0
 61.3
 11.8
 26.5
 61.8
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
P-value     0.17     0.14     0.11     0.15     -     -

a Self-rated health coded: 0) Very good, 1) Good, 2) Fair/Poor/Very Poor.

b Self-rated health coded: 0) Excellent , 1) Very good, 2) Good/Fair/Poor.

c Fisher’s exact chi2 test on non-imputed data.