Table 3. Demographic characteristics and prevalence of Self-rated health status among older adults in Ghana, SAGE Wave 2, 2014–2015.
| Demographic variable | Total | Poor SRH | Design-based χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | n(%) | ||
| Total | N = 3339 | 1256(34.9) | |
| Sex | 23.50*** | ||
| Male | 1392(100) | 470(29.5) | |
| Female | 1947(100) | 786(39.7) | |
| Age group | 59.72*** | ||
| 50–59 | 12399100) | 285(23.8) | |
| 60–69 | 1060(100) | 376(36.2) | |
| 70–79 | 704(100) | 376(54.2) | |
| 80+ | 336(100) | 219(66.2) | |
| Marital status | 32.23*** | ||
| Never married | 109(100) | 25(20.9) | |
| Married | 1904(100) | 591(29.0) | |
| Separate | 396(100) | 173(42.3) | |
| Widowed | 930(100) | 467(49.8) | |
| Religion | 2.99* | ||
| None | 110(100) | 68(53.0) | |
| Christian | 2398(100) | 889(34.0) | |
| Islam | 622(100) | 217(33.8) | |
| Primal Indigenous | 209(100) | 82(38.5) | |
| Place of residence | 1.46 | ||
| Urban | 1287(100) | 469(33.1) | |
| Rural | 2052(100) | 787(36.5) | |
| Currently working | |||
| Yes | 2228(100) | 638(26.6) | |
| No | 1061(100) | 601(54.9) | |
| Region | 2.83** | ||
| Ashanti | 540(100) | 256(41.3) | |
| Brong Ahafo | 360(100) | 137(31.7) | |
| Central | 432(100) | 130(24.5) | |
| Eastern | 260(100) | 126(45.6) | |
| Greater Accra | 304(100) | 129(36.8) | |
| Northern | 347(100) | 133(35.1) | |
| Upper East | 186(100) | 55(30.5) | |
| Upper West | 167(100) | 33(23.4) | |
| Volta | 311(100) | 114(32.1) | |
| Western | 432(100) | 143(27.8) | |
| BMI | 4.12** | ||
| Underweight | 424(100) | 214(45.9) | |
| Normal | 1841(100) | 665(32.4) | |
| Overweight | 675(100) | 232(34.2) | |
| Obesity | 399(100) | 145(37.7) |
* = p-value ≤0.05
** = p-value ≤0.01 and
*** = p-value ≤0.001