Table 1.
Weighted prevalence of each indicator of the Minimum European Health Module among those aged 55–65 in 2017 according to socioeconomic determinants
| Poor Self-reported Health | Chronic condition | Activity limitaiton | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All those aged 55–65 (n = 5802) | 34.7 [33.2; 36.3] | 49.7 [48.7; 51.9] | 28.9 [27.4; 30.4] |
| Sex | *** | *** | |
| Male (n = 2568) | 32.0 [29.7; 34.3] | 49.0 [46.6; 51.4] | 26.7 [24.6; 28.8] |
| Female (n = 3234) | 37.3 [35.2; 39.5] | 50.4 [48.2; 52.5] | 31.0 [28.9; 33.1] |
| Lives alone | *** | ** | *** |
| Does not live alone (n = 4241) | 32.7 [30.9; 34.5] | 48.8 [46.9; 50.6] | 27.4 [25.7; 29.1] |
| Lives alone (n = 1561) | 42.6 [39.4; 45.8] | 53.3 [50.1; 56.5] | 34.7 [31.7; 37.8] |
| Marital status | *** | * | *** |
| Married or in a civil partnership (n = 3521) | 30.9 [29.0; 32.8] | 48.1 [46.1; 50.1] | 26.2 [24.4; 28.0] |
| Single (n = 1016) | 38.0 [33.8; 42.3] | 51.5 [47.2; 55.8] | 32.8 [28.7; 37.1] |
| Divorced (n = 913) | 43.9 [39.8; 48.1] | 52.9 [48.7; 57.0] | 33.9 [30.0; 37.9] |
| Widowed (n = 346) | 47.1 [40.0; 54.3] | 54.9 [47.9; 61.8] | 35.6 [29.0; 42.5] |
| Education level | *** | *** | *** |
| Below the baccalaureate (n = 2905) | 40.4 [38.2; 42.6] | 51.6 [49.4; 53.9] | 31.9 [29.9; 34.0] |
| Baccalaureate or equivalent (n = 1015) | 27.9 [24.7; 31.2] | 46.6 [43.0; 50.1] | 25.4 [22.4; 28.6] |
| Above the baccalaureate (n = 1870) | 22.8 [20.6; 25.2] | 46.2 [43.5; 48.9] | 22.3 [20.1; 24.6] |
| Employment status | *** | *** | *** |
| Employed (n = 2756) | 26.4 [24.4; 28.6] | 43.6 [41.3; 46.0] | 21.5 [19.6; 23.4] |
| Unemployed (n = 317) | 45.3 [38.5; 52.2] | 48.8 [42.0; 55.7] | 35.0 [28.7; 41.7] |
| Retired (n = 2182) | 33.6 [31.1; 36.1] | 49.9 [47.3; 52.5] | 26.3 [24.1; 28.6] |
| Non-working (n = 547) | 65.5 [60.4; 70.3] | 73.6 [68.7; 78.1] | 63.4 [58.0; 68.5] |
| Socioprofessional category | *** | ** | *** |
| Farmer, artisan, merchant, entrepreneur (n = 506) | 31.0 [26.2; 36.1] | 45.0 [39.7; 50.4] | 20.6 [16.6; 25.0] |
| Executive, senior intellectual profession (n = 1023) | 22.4 [19.5; 25.6] | 47.0 [43.4; 50.6] | 21.6 [18.7; 24.7] |
| Intermediary profession (n = 1586) | 28.5 [25.8; 31.4] | 47.7 [44.7; 50.7] | 27.0 [24.5; 29.7] |
| Employee (n = 1636) | 38.6 [35.6; 41.6] | 49.9 [46.9; 52.9] | 29.8 [27.0; 32.6] |
| Labourer (n = 1024) | 43.4 [39.7; 47.2] | 54.1 [50.3; 57.8] | 35.8 [32.2; 39.5] |
| Status | *** | *** | |
| Employed (n = 5218) | 34.9 [33.3; 36.6] | 49.4 [47.7; 51.1] | 29.3 [27.8; 30.9] |
| Self-employed (n = 527) | 27.7 [23.2; 32.6] | 48.2 [42.9; 53.6] | 20.7 [16.7; 25.1] |
| Revenue per unit of consumption in tertiles | *** | *** | *** |
| 1st tertile (low)(n = 1351) | 48.4 [45.0; 51.8] | 54.8 [51.3; 58.2] | 38.6 [35.4; 42.0] |
| 2nd tertile (n = 1794) | 34.7 [32.1; 37.4] | 49.9 [47.1; 52.6] | 27.2 [24.8; 29.7] |
| 3rd tertile (high) (n = 2419) | 22.6 [20.6; 24.7] | 45.9 [43.5; 48.3] | 21.8 [19.9; 23.9] |
| Don’t know/refusal (n = 238) | 35.9 [28.4; 43.9] | 44.4 [36.4; 52.7] | 28.9 [22.0; 36.6] |
| Perceived financial status | *** | *** | *** |
| Difficult (n = 633) | 57.1 [51.9; 62.1] | 63.0 [57.8; 67.9] | 42.8 [37.7; 48.0] |
| Adequate (n = 1195) | 41.6 [38.2; 45.1] | 54.5 [51.1; 58.0] | 35.6 [32.3; 38.9] |
| Satisfactory (n = 3951) | 27.6 [25.9; 29.4] | 45.2 [43.3; 47.1] | 23.6 [22.0; 25.2] |
| Chronic condition | *** | ||
| No (n = 2961) | 16.0 [14.3; 17.8] | ||
| Yes (n = 2826) | 53.5 [51.2; 55.7] | ||
| Activity limitation | *** | ||
| No (n = 4181) | 21.6 [20.0; 23.3] | ||
| Yes (n = 1614) | 67.2 [64.3; 70.0] |
*Significance level < 0.1, **Significance level < 0.05, ***Significance level < 0.01 – Weighted chi-square test