Table 2.
Self-rated Health (SRH) results breakdown in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, WHS 2002-03
| Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good SRH (44.3) | Poor SRH (55.7) | Good SRH (58.7) | Poor SRH (41.3) | Good SRH (37.7) | Poor SRH (62.3) | Good SRH (73.7) | Poor SRH (26.3) | |||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||
| 18–29 | 2092 | 38.3 | 1371 | 25.1 | 3444 | 38.9 | 1815 | 20.5 | 3100 | 38.6 | 1952 | 24.3 | 1838 | 32.4 | 607 | 10.7 |
| 30–39 | 1639 | 30 | 1393 | 25.5 | 2461 | 27.8 | 2010 | 22.7 | 2120 | 26.4 | 1831 | 22.8 | 1515 | 26.7 | 942 | 16.6 |
| 40–49 | 1005 | 18.4 | 1180 | 21.6 | 1478 | 16.7 | 1788 | 20.2 | 1446 | 18 | 1486 | 18.5 | 1265 | 22.3 | 1135 | 20 |
| 50–59 | 404 | 7.4 | 705 | 12.9 | 859 | 9.7 | 1328 | 15 | 747 | 9.3 | 1068 | 13.3 | 664 | 11.7 | 1265 | 22.3 |
| 60+ | 322 | 5.9 | 814 | 14.9 | 611 | 6.9 | 1921 | 21.7 | 626 | 7.8 | 1687 | 21 | 392 | 6.9 | 1725 | 30.4 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Female | 2797 | 51.2 | 3015 | 55.2 | 4241 | 47.9 | 4905 | 55.4 | 4578 | 57 | 4642 | 57.8 | 2865 | 50.5 | 3257 | 57.4 |
| Male | 2665 | 48.8 | 2447 | 44.8 | 4612 | 52.1 | 3948 | 44.6 | 3453 | 43 | 3389 | 42.2 | 2809 | 49.5 | 2417 | 42.6 |
| P | 0.002 | <0.0001 | 0.175 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Currently married | ||||||||||||||||
| No | 1191 | 21.8 | 1240 | 22.7 | 2125 | 24 | 1903 | 21.5 | 1333 | 16.6 | 1542 | 19.2 | 1765 | 31.1 | 1770 | 31.2 |
| Yes | 4271 | 78.2 | 4222 | 77.3 | 6728 | 76 | 6950 | 78.5 | 6698 | 83.4 | 6489 | 80.8 | 3909 | 68.9 | 3904 | 68.8 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Educational attainment | ||||||||||||||||
| Nil | 2103 | 38.5 | 2354 | 43.1 | 2939 | 33.2 | 4046 | 45.7 | 4634 | 57.7 | 5116 | 63.7 | 227 | 4 | 579 | 10.2 |
| Less than primaiy school | 945 | 17.3 | 1043 | 19.1 | 691 | 7.8 | 1036 | 11.7 | 916 | 11.4 | 835 | 10.4 | 340 | 6 | 692 | 12.2 |
| Primary complete | 1431 | 26.2 | 1305 | 23.9 | 35 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.5 | 1205 | 15 | 956 | 11.9 | 1316 | 23.2 | 1748 | 30.8 |
| Secondary complete | 415 | 7.6 | 393 | 7.2 | 1470 | 16.6 | 1709 | 19.3 | 851 | 10.6 | 771 | 9.6 | 2326 | 41 | 1963 | 34.6 |
| High school/equivalent | 262 | 4.8 | 186 | 3.4 | 1328 | 15 | 876 | 9.9 | 297 | 3.7 | 201 | 2.5 | 1305 | 23 | 613 | 10.8 |
| Pre-university/University | 306 | 5.6 | 180 | 3.3 | 1142 | 12.9 | 531 | 6 | 137 | 1.7 | 145 | 1.8 | 159 | 2.8 | 74 | 1.3 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||||||
| Govt. employee | 235 | 4.3 | 169 | 3.1 | 425 | 4.8 | 204 | 2.3 | 257 | 3.2 | 233 | 2.9 | 550 | 9.7 | 397 | 7 |
| Private employee | 388 | 7.1 | 289 | 5.3 | 1107 | 12.5 | 779 | 8.8 | 177 | 2.2 | 161 | 2 | 721 | 12.7 | 437 | 7.7 |
| Employer | 2687 | 49.2 | 2021 | 37 | 4621 | 52.2 | 3444 | 38.9 | 5590 | 69.6 | 5051 | 62.9 | 2480 | 43.7 | 1923 | 33.9 |
| Not working for payment | 2157 | 39.5 | 2683 | 54.6 | 3594 | 40.6 | 4427 | 50 | 2008 | 25 | 2586 | 32.2 | 1918 | 33.8 | 2916 | 51.4 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Smoking habit | ||||||||||||||||
| Daily | 2092 | 38.3 | 2261 | 41.4 | 2470 | 27.9 | 3222 | 36.4 | 2883 | 35.9 | 3116 | 38.8 | 704 | 12.4 | 783 | 13.8 |
| Yes. not daily | 262 | 4.8 | 257 | 4.7 | 257 | 2.9 | 274 | 3.1 | 418 | 5.2 | 482 | 6 | 443 | 7.8 | 494 | 8.7 |
| Non-smoker | 3108 | 56.9 | 2944 | 53.9 | 6126 | 69.2 | 5356 | 60.5 | 4730 | 58.9 | 4433 | 55.2 | 4528 | 79.8 | 4397 | 77.5 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Ever drank alcohol | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 328 | 6 | 388 | 7.1 | 983 | 11.1 | 956 | 10.8 | 2819 | 35.1 | 2980 | 37.1 | 993 | 17.5 | 891 | 15.7 |
| No | 5134 | 94 | 5074 | 92.9 | 7870 | 88.9 | 7897 | 89.2 | 5212 | 64.9 | 5051 | 62.9 | 4681 | 82.5 | 4783 | 84.3 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Days of MPA | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 863 | 15.8 | 2807 | 51.4 | 505 | 5.7 | 1726 | 19.5 | 353 | 4.4 | 4538 | 56.5 | 448 | 7.9 | 1566 | 27.6 |
| 1–2 | 1010 | 18.5 | 787 | 14.4 | 1346 | 15.2 | 637 | 7.2 | 883 | 11 | 715 | 8.9 | 811 | 14.3 | 488 | 8.6 |
| 3–4 | 770 | 14.1 | 590 | 10.8 | 593 | 6.7 | 673 | 7.6 | 498 | 6.2 | 795 | 9.9 | 635 | 11.2 | 596 | 10.5 |
| 5–6 | 590 | 10.8 | 410 | 7.5 | 992 | 11.2 | 1151 | 13 | 385 | 4.8 | 450 | 5.6 | 817 | 14.4 | 596 | 10.5 |
| 7 | 2228 | 40.8 | 874 | 16 | 5409 | 61.1 | 4666 | 52.7 | 5903 | 73.5 | 1534 | 19.1 | 2956 | 52.1 | 2428 | 42.8 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Days of VPA | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 716 | 13.1 | 1469 | 26.9 | 735 | 8.3 | 4241 | 47.9 | 811 | 10.1 | 1478 | 18.4 | 601 | 10.6 | 3387 | 59.7 |
| 1–2 | 2584 | 47.3 | 847 | 15.5 | 3523 | 39.8 | 744 | 8.4 | 3638 | 45.3 | 402 | 5 | 2292 | 40.4 | 386 | 6.8 |
| 3–4 | 634 | 11.6 | 726 | 13.3 | 664 | 7.5 | 629 | 7.1 | 956 | 11.9 | 498 | 6.2 | 499 | 8.8 | 511 | 9 |
| 5–6 | 415 | 7.6 | 530 | 9.7 | 930 | 10.5 | 1098 | 12.4 | 418 | 5.2 | 562 | 7 | 755 | 13.3 | 482 | 8.5 |
| 7 | 1114 | 20.4 | 1890 | 34.6 | 3001 | 33.9 | 2142 | 24.2 | 2217 | 27.6 | 5084 | 63.3 | 1532 | 27 | 908 | 16 |
| P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||