Table 3.
Odds ratios from an ordered logit model predicting self-rated health. Data are from the RAND Corporation’s American Life Panel, February–April 2019
| Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|
| Question order experiment | ||
| Treatment group | 0.70** | (0.61, 0.81) |
| Control group (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 1.23** | (1.05, 1.43) |
| Male (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 0.63** | (0.49, 0.81) |
| Hispanic | 0.70** | (0.56, 0.87) |
| Other | 0.69* | (0.49, 0.98) |
| White (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Age | ||
| Millenial: Age 22 - 38 (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Generation X: Age 39 - 54 | 0.82 | (0.64, 1.05) |
| Baby boomer: Age 55 - 73 | 0.85 | (0.67, 1.07) |
| Silent generation: Age 75+ | 0.70* | (0.51, 0.96) |
| Education level | ||
| High school or less (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Some college or an associate's degree | 1.35* | (1.07, 1.70) |
| Bachelor's degree | 2.01** | (1.57, 2.57) |
| Graduate/professional degree | 2.32** | (1.80, 2.98) |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 0.60 | (0.34, 1.05) |
| Healthy weight (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Overweight | 0.99 | (0.80, 1.23) |
| Obese | 0.70** | (0.54, 0.90) |
| Bodyweight perception | ||
| Very underweight | 0.14** | (0.06, 0.31) |
| Slightly underweight | 0.60** | (0.42, 0.86) |
| About the right weight (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
| Slightly overweight | 0.58** | (0.47, 0.73) |
| Very overweight | 0.23** | (0.17, 0.31) |
| N | 2,523 | |