Table 1.
Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study population across categories of self-reported general health (estimated population N=29,853,607).
| Variable | n | N (% weighted) | VG/G | Moderate | B/VB | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.0000 | |||||
| 35–44 years | 5,095 | 12,053,147 (40.4) | 67.9 | 27.6 | 4.5 | |
| 45–59 years | 4,658 | 10,224,403 (34.2) | 55.9 | 36.0 | 8.1 | |
| 60 and more years | 4,213 | 7,576,057 (25.4) | 45.9 | 40.8 | 13.4 | |
|
| ||||||
| Sex | 0.0000 | |||||
| Male | 5,975 | 12,557,585 (42.1) | 63.2 | 30.5 | 6.3 | |
| Female | 7,991 | 17,296,022 (57.9) | 54.5 | 36.3 | 9.2 | |
|
| ||||||
| Residence | 0.2730 | |||||
| Rural | 4,132 | 7,956,031 (26.7) | 57.0 | 34.3 | 8.7 | |
| Urban | 3,970 | 7,110,123 (23.8) | 56.9 | 35.5 | 7.6 | |
| Metropolitan | 5,864 | 14,787,453 (49.5) | 59.4 | 32.8 | 7.8 | |
|
| ||||||
| Marital status | 0.0000 | |||||
| Single | 997 | 1,802,953 (6.0) | 63.2 | 29.3 | 7.5 | |
| Married | 8,867 | 20,073,180 (67.2) | 60.1 | 32.8 | 7.1 | |
| Divorced | 1,011 | 1,854,057 (6.2) | 56.3 | 35.2 | 8.4 | |
| Widowed | 2,023 | 3,358,374 (11.2) | 43.7 | 43.4 | 12.9 | |
| Cohabitating | 1,068 | 2,765,043 (9.3) | 60.0 | 31.6 | 8.4 | |
|
| ||||||
| Indian ethnicity status | 0.0050 | |||||
| No | 13,154 | 27,439,358 (91.9) | 57.6 | 34.4 | 8.0 | |
| Yes | 812 | 2,414,249 (8.1) | 65.5 | 26.9 | 7.6 | |
|
| ||||||
| Schooling | 0.0000 | |||||
| Less than elementary | 3,151 | 6,308,017 (21.1) | 52.1 | 36.0 | 11.9 | |
| Complete elementary | 6,834 | 14,594,709 (48.9) | 55.1 | 36.7 | 8.2 | |
| Complete middle school | 1,911 | 4,401,463 (14.7) | 64.3 | 30.3 | 5.4 | |
| High School/equivalent | 1,176 | 2,698,823 (9.0) | 69.5 | 25.4 | 5.1 | |
| College and higher | 894 | 1,850,595 (6.2) | 72.2 | 24.3 | 3.4 | |
|
| ||||||
| Occupation | 0.0000 | |||||
| Government Employee | 1,243 | 2,300,766 (7.7) | 70.0 | 27.5 | 2.5 | |
| Non-Government Employee | 1,349 | 3,070,293 (10.3) | 71.5 | 23.6 | 4.9 | |
| Self-Employed | 4033 | 8,672,457 (29.0) | 61.2 | 32.7 | 6.0 | |
| Employer | 46 | 61,221 (0.2) | 61.9 | 26.2 | 11.8 | |
| Volunteer Worker | 51 | 111,870 (0.4) | 62.8 | 35.4 | 1.8 | |
| Does not work | 7244 | 15,637,000 (52.7) | 52.1 | 37.4 | 10.5 | |
|
| ||||||
| Health insurance | 0.7948 | |||||
| Non-insured | 8,442 | 18,251,697 (61.1) | 58.4 | 33.5 | 8.1 | |
| Insured | 5,524 | 11,601,910 (38.9) | 57.8 | 34.4 | 7.8 | |
|
| ||||||
| Socio-economic level | 0.0076 | |||||
| 1 tertile (lowest) | 4,656 | 9,690,079 (32.5) | 57.3 | 34.1 | 8.6 | |
| 2 tertile (middle) | 4,701 | 9,301,266 (31.2) | 55.5 | 36.3 | 8.2 | |
| 3 tertile (highest) | 4,609 | 10,862,262 (36.4) | 61.3 | 31.5 | 7.2 | |
VG/G – very good/good; B/VB – bad/very/bad.