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. 2017 Apr 22;62(8):857–867. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0970-9

Table 4.

Two-level logit models for self-reported health (poor health = 1, odds ratios, N = 16,249), China Health and Retirement Survey 2011

Estimates Covariates unadjusted Covariates adjusted
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 8
Provincial-level explanatory variables
 ED 0.91*** (0.02) 0.92** (0.02) 0.95* (0.02) 0.96* (0.02)
 Gini coefficient 1.94 (2.06) 1.63 (1.51) 0.95 (0.91) 1.48 (1.29)
 HRPI 1.09*** (0.05) 1.10*** (0.05) 1.13**(0.05) 1.14** (0.05)
Individual-level covariates
 Socio-demographic
  Age 1.05*(0.02) 1.05*(0.02) 1.05*(0.02) 1.05*(0.02)
  Male 0.71*** (0.03) 0.72*** (0.03) 0.72*** (0.03) 0.72*** (0.03)
  Married 1.05 (0.06) 1.04 (0.06) 1.04 (0.06) 1.05 (0.06)
  Household size 1.02*(0.01) 1.03* (0.01) 1.03* (0.01) 1.02*(0.01)
 Socio-economic status
  Urban resident 0.73***(0.03) 0.72***(0.03) 0.72***(0.03) 0.72***(0.03)
  Education (Ref.=Illiterate)
  Low education 0.89* (0.04) 0.89* (0.04) 0.89* (0.04) 0.89* (0.04)
  Intermediate education 0.72*** (0.05) 0.71*** (0.05) 0.71*** (0.05) 0.71*** (0.05)
  High education 0.53*** (0.04) 0.53*** (0.04) 0.52*** (0.04) 0.53*** (0.04)
 Income quintile (Ref. = 1st )
  2nd 0.97 (0.05) 0.97 (0.05) 0.97 (0.05) 0.97 (0.05)
  3rd 0.79*** (0.05) 0.79*** (0.05) 0.79*** (0.05) 0.79*** (0.05)
  4th 0.65*** (0.04) 0.65*** (0.04) 0.65*** (0.04) 0.65*** (0.04)
  5th 0.51***(0.04) 0.51***(0.04) 0.51***(0.04) 0.51***(0.04)
ICC 0.012 0.014 0.014 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012
Level 2 variance 0.23***(0.04) 0.28***(0.05) 0.26***(0.05) 0.19*** (0.04) 0.22***(0.04) 0.24***(0.04) 0.20*** (0.04) 0.18***(0.04)
BIC 17697.46 17707.18 17705.15 17713.28 17010.4 17013.88 17006.69 17022.37

Robust standard errors are reported in parentheses

Significance levels: 10%, *5%, **1%, ***0.1%