Table 3.
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and inconsistent self-reports
| At least one inconsistent self-report, n (%) | Univariate analysis*, OR (95% CI) |
Multivariate analysis, OR (95% CI) |
|
| Age at enrolment | |||
| 18–44 years | 466 (14.6) | Ref | Ref |
| 45–54 years | 542 (17.0) | 1.27 (1.10 to 1.47) | 1.29 (1.11 to 1.50) |
| 55–64 years | 714 (22.4) | 1.78 (1.55 to 2.06) | 1.81 (1.56 to 2.10) |
| ≥65 years | 1471 (46.1) | 2.69 (2.37 to 3.06) | 2.56 (2.23 to 2.95) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1201 (37.6) | Ref | Ref |
| Female | 1992 (62.4) | 1.06 (0.96 to 1.16) | 1.04 (0.95 to 1.15) |
| Race | |||
| Whites | 3023 (94.7) | Ref | Ref |
| Asians | 37 (1.2) | 0.79 (0.53 to 1.15) | 0.81 (0.54 to 1.20) |
| Blacks | 17 (0.5) | 1.61 (0.82 to 3.11) | 1.36 (0.69 to 1.64) |
| Others | 116 (3.6) | 1.30 (1.00 to 1.68) | 1.25 (0.96 to 1.64) |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 524 (16.5) | 1.20 (1.04 to 1.38) | 1.09 (0.94 to 1.26) |
| Some college | 1055 (33.3) | 1.08 (0.98 to 1.19) | 1.01 (0.91 to 1.13) |
| College+ | 1593 (50.2) | Ref | Ref |
| HOUSES | |||
| H1 | 267 (8.4) | 1.64 (1.32 to 2,04) | 1.46 (1.17 to 1.84) |
| H2 | 330 (10.3) | 1.25 (1.02 to 1.54) | 1.18 (0.96 to 1.46) |
| H3 | 358 (11.2) | 1.29 (1.06 to 1.58) | 1.24 (1.01 to 1.52) |
| H4 | 361 (11.3) | 1.35 (1.10 to 1.65) | 1.28 (1.04 to 1.57) |
| H5 | 354 (11.1) | 1.25 (1.03 to 1.54) | 1.19 (0.97 to 1.47) |
| H6 | 271 (8.5) | 0.91 (0.73 to 1.12) | 0.87 (0.70 to 1.07) |
| H7 | 331 (10.4) | 1.09 (0.90 to 1.34) | 1.06 (0.87 to 1.31) |
| H8 | 321 (10.1) | 1.04 (0.85 to 1.28) | 1.04 (0.85 to 1.27) |
| H9 | 315 (9.9) | 1.08 (0.88 to 1.32) | 1.08 (0.88 to 1.32) |
| H10 | 285 (8.9) | Ref | Ref |
| Perceived general health changes between surveys | |||
| Consistently poor | 124 (3.9) | 1.95 (1.48 to 2.56) | 1.76 (1.33 to 2.32) |
| Improved | 192 (6.1) | 1.72 (1.38 to 2.14) | 1.64 (1.32 to 2.05) |
| Worse | 81 (2.6) | 2.31 (1.63 to 3.30) | 2.17 (1.53 to 3.11) |
| Consistently good | 2760 (87.4) | Ref | Ref |
| Perceived health at baseline | |||
| Excellent/very good/good | 2848 (90.0) | Ref | NA |
| Poor/fair | 318 (10.0) | 1.78 (1.50 to 2.12) | |
| Perceived health at follow-up | |||
| Excellent/very good/good | 2985 (93.4) | Ref | NA |
| Poor/fair | 208 (6.5) | 2.02 (1.63 to 2.51) | |
*All univariate analyses for risk of inconsistent self-reporting were adjusted for age (except for age variable).
HOUSES, HOUsing-based SocioEconomic Status; NA, not applicable.