Table 1.

Different self-reported health statuses.

Classification Based on Self-reported Health	Obs	Mean	Std. Dev	Min	Max
Self-reported health is excellent:
Individual’s degree of psychological distress	661	7.799	3.984	0	25
Individual’s number of chronic diseases	661	0.951	1.153	0	8
Self-reported health is very good:
Individual’s degree of psychological distress	1217	8.680	4.024	1	27
Individual’s number of chronic diseases	1217	1.115	1.248	0	8
Self-reported health is good:
Individual’s degree of psychological distress	4467	10.135	4.256	2	28
Individual’s number of chronic diseases	4467	1.548	1.370	0	8
Self-reported health is poor:
Individual’s degree of psychological distress	2182	12.241	4.577	1	30
Individual’s number of chronic diseases	2182	2.086	1.574	0	9
Self-reported health is very bad:
Individual’s degree of psychological distress	726	13.017	4.928	3	29
Individual’s number of chronic diseases	726	2.358	1.646	0	10

Obs: number of observations; Std. Dev.: Standard Deviation.