Table 1.
Self-rated health study characteristics
| Characteristic | # studies |
|---|---|
| (N = 183) | |
| Country: | |
| Western | |
| United States | 59 |
| Australia | 20 |
| Sweden | 14 |
| Norway | 8 |
| Canada | 7 |
| UK, Denmark, The Netherlands | 6 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Finland, Sth Korea | 3 |
| Ireland, Switzerland, Germany | 2 |
| Other | 6 |
| Non Western | |
| India, Uganda | 4 |
| Nepal, Rwanda | 3 |
| The Gambia, Jordan | 2 |
| Other | 15 |
| Setting: | |
| Non-clinical | 135 |
| Clinical | 48 |
| Health assessment | |
| Mental Health | 153 |
| General Health | 30 |
| Gender: | |
| Mixed sex sample | 171 |
| Female only sample | 10 |
| Male only sample | 2 |
| Sample size: | |
| < 500 | 163 |
| 500–1000 | 12 |
| > 1000 | 8 |
| Population/region | |
| Middle East | 72 |
| Sth East Asia | 58 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 52 |
| Eastern Europe | 35 |
| Study Design: | |
| Cross sectional | 173 |
| Longitudinal | 9 |
| Case control | 1 |
| Data type: | |
| Primary data collection | 179 |
| Secondary data analysis | 4 |