Table 2. Descriptive statistics of variables used in the analysis.
| Outcome | Poor | Good | Total |
| Self-rated Health | (n = 2,890; 22%) | (n = 10,491; 78%) | (n = 13, 381) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 942 (32.6) | 4,439 (42.31) | 5,381 (40.21) |
| Female | 1,948 (67.4) | 6,052 (57.69) | 8,000 (59.79) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/partners | 1,309 (45.29) | 3,626 (34.56) | 4,935 (36.88) |
| Widow/ divorced | 696 (24.08) | 809 (7.71) | 1,505 (11.25) |
| Never married | 885 (30.62) | 6,056 (57.73) | 6,941 (51.87) |
| Age | |||
| 15–19 | 92 (3.18) | 2,234 (21.29) | 2,326 (17.38) |
| 20–29 | 245 (8.48) | 2,915 (27.79) | 3,160 (23.62) |
| 30–39 | 352 (12.18) | 1,959 (18.67) | 2,311 (17.27) |
| 40–49 | 543 (18.79) | 1,536 (14.64) | 2,079 (15.54) |
| 50+ | 1,658 (57.37) | 1,847 (17.61) | 3,505 (26.19) |
| Education | |||
| None | 893 (30.9) | 911 (8.68) | 1,804 (13.48) |
| Primary | 1,074 (37.16) | 2,191 (20.88) | 3,265 (24.4) |
| Secondary | 863 (29.86) | 6,677 (63.65) | 7,540 (56.35) |
| Tertiary | 60 (2.08) | 712 (6.79) | 772 (5.77) |
| Employment | |||
| Unemployed | 2,191 (75.81) | 6,652 (63.41) | 8,843 (66.09) |
| Employed | 699 (24.19) | 3,839 (36.59) | 4,538 (33.91) |
| Grants | |||
| No | 2,187 (75.67) | 6,254 (59.61) | 8,441 (63.08) |
| Yes | 703 (24.33) | 4,237 (40.39) | 4,940 (36.92) |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 1,354 (46.85) | 5,333 (50.83) | 6,687 (49.97) |
| Rural | 1,536 (53.15) | 5,158 (49.17) | 6,694 (50.03) |
| Smoking | |||
| No | 2,215 (76.64) | 8,253 (78.67) | 10,468 (78.23) |
| Yes | 675 (23.36) | 2,238 (21.33) | 2,913 (21.77) |
| Trust | |||
| No | 2,050 (70.93) | 7,221 (68.83) | 9,271 (69.28) |
| Yes | 840 (29.07) | 3,270 (31.17) | 4,110 (30.72) |
| Civic participation | |||
| No | 1,807 (62.53) | 6,808 (64.89) | 8,615 (64.38) |
| Yes | 1,083 (37.47) | 3,683 (35.11) | 4,766 (35.62) |