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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2013 Nov;24(6):913–920. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182a713a8

Table 2.

Frequency of Health Ratings Reported by Respondents, Interviewers, and Physicians in the Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study, 2006.

Respondents alive as of 30 June 2011 Respondents who died by 30 June 2011
Self % Interviewer % Physician % Self % Interviewer % Physician %


Excellent (5) 13 29 4 3 8 2
Good (4) 22 43 40 13 30 31
Average (3) 43 19 45 33 33 42
Not so Good (2) 18 8 10 36 21 24
Poor (1) 3 1 0 14 8 1

Mean Rating 3.2 3.9 3.4 2.6 3.1 3.1

(n=1,071)a (n=1,071)a (n=830)a (n=126)a (n=126)a (n=89)a
a

The number of observations with a valid value for the relevant health assessment.