Table 1.
Bivariate analyses of independent variables with self-perceived health categories (n = 304).
| Variable | Good (n1 = 244) | Poor (n2 = 60) | p Value (Kendall’s Tau b a) | Variable | Good (n1 = 244) | Poor (n2 = 60) | p Value (Kendall’s Tau b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Health behaviors | ||||||
| Gender | 0.788 (0.015) | Smoking | 0.006 ** (−0.181) | ||||
| Male (%) | 114 (79.7) | 29 (20.3) | Current | 50 (68.5) | 23 (31.5) | ||
| Female (%) | 130 (80.7) | 31 (19.3) | Former | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | ||
| Age groups | 0.093 † (0.110) | Never | 185 (84.9) | 33 (15.1) | |||
| <45 (%) | 169 (83.7) | 33 (16.3) | Drinking | 0.013 * (−0.142) | |||
| 45–65 (%) | 63 (72.4) | 24 (27.6) | Current | 65 (70.7) | 27 (29.3) | ||
| >65 (%) | 12 (80.0) | 3 (20.0) | Former | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | ||
| Marital status | 0.550 (−0.034) | Never | 167 (84.3) | 31 (15.7) | |||
| Married | 222 (79.9) | 56 (20.1) | Regular exercise | 0.011 * (0.146) | |||
| Other | 22 (84.6) | 4 (15.4) | Yes | 32 (97.0) | 1 (3.0) | ||
| Household size (Mean) | 6.40 | 5.92 | 0.235 (−0.068) | No | 212 (78.2) | 59 (21.8) | |
| Income quintiles | 0.950 (0.028) | Psychological factors | |||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 46 (76.7) | 14 (23.3) | Happiness level | 0.005 ** (0.148) | |||
| Q2 | 49 (80.3) | 12 (19.7) | Happy | 113 (85.6) | 19 (14.4) | ||
| Q3 | 50 (82.0) | 11 (18.0) | Moderate | 122 (78.7) | 33 (21.3) | ||
| Q4 | 50 (82.0) | 11 (18.0) | Unhappy | 9 (52.9) | 8 (47.1) | ||
| Q5 (highest) | 49 (80.3) | 12 (19.7) | |||||
| Satisfaction status | Suicide attempt | 0.255 (−0.068) | |||||
| Healthcare services | 0.003 ** (−0.175) | Yes | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | |||
| No | 240 (80.8) | 57 (19.2) | |||||
| Dissatisfied | 20 (72.1) | 7 (27.9) | Health condition | ||||
| Fair | 140 (75.3) | 46 (24.7) | Chronic disease | 0.062 † (−0.098) | |||
| Satisfied | 84 (92.3) | 7 (7.7) | Yes | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | ||
| No | 228 (81.4) | 52 (18.6) |
a Kendall’s tau b coefficient is a statistic used to measure the association between two quantities. In this table, positive values indicate poor perception as we vertically advance to independent variables’ categories and vice versa for the negative values. † Level of significance < 0.1; * Level of significance < 0.05; ** Level of significance < 0.01.