Table 2.
Percentage of Participants Mentioning Various Types of Health Factors at Least One Time
| Type of Health Factor | Percentage | Examples from Transcript | Significancea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | Gender | Age | Education | |||
| Health conditions (overall) | 70% | – | – | – | – | |
| Specific | 41% | “I’m diabetic” | – | – | + | – |
| Nonspecific | 36% | “my illnesses” | – | – | – | – |
| Absence | 17% | “I have no medical conditions at all” | – | – | * | * |
| Health behavior | 41% | “eating,” “I don’t exercise,” “trying to lose weight” | – | – | – | * |
| Health care practitioner or setting | 25% | “I went to the doctor,” “I don’t go…” | – | – | – | – |
| Physical state | 22% | “in good shape,” “overweight” | – | – | – | – |
| Comparative statements (overall) | 19% | – | – | – | – | |
| Compared present self to others | 11% | “I was thinking about my husband…compared to him” | – | – | – | – |
| Compared present self to self at another time | 11% | “I’m not in as good shape as I was 3 years ago” | – | – | – | – |
| Physical functioning | 14% | “body working,” “ability to work,” “lazy” | * | – | – | – |
| Feel | 14% | “how/what I feel” “I feel fine/good/great/sick” | – | – | – | – |
| Mental health | 8% | “depression,” “I don’t have mental health issues” | – | – | + | – |
| Age | 6% | “at the age of 51,” “I’m at an age…” | – | – | – | – |
| External factors | 5% | “I’m a parent,” “family background,” “money for food” | – | – | – | – |
aFisher’s exact test for significant differences across groups (two-tailed). + p < .10, *p < .05