Table 2.
Socio-demographic and religiosity characteristics by self-reported health
| Self-rated health* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or good | Fair | Poor or very poor | |
| (n = 38,874) | (n = 19,149) | (n = 7081) | |
| Sex % (n) | |||
| Female | 56.7 (20,509) | 30.9 (11,172) | 12.4 (4514) |
| Male | 63.6 (18,362) | 27.6 (7977) | 8.9 (2567) |
| Age % (n) | |||
| < 50 years | 72.4 (26,262) | 23.0 (8348) | 4.7 (1686) |
| ≥ 50 years | 43.8 (12,541) | 37.5 (10,801) | 18.7 (5395) |
| Education level % (n) | |||
| Lower (elementary or incomplete secondary) | 48.7 (9236) | 33.2 (6290) | 18.1 (3439) |
| Middle (complete secondary) | 62.0 (18,360) | 28.9 (8573) | 9.1 (2697) |
| Upper (tertiary) | 69.0 (10,699) | 25.6 (3968) | 5.4 (829) |
| Religious dimension, scale [Median, (IQR)] | |||
| Attendance, 0–6 | 3 (0, 4) | 3 (0, 4) | 3 (0, 4) |
| Private prayer, 0–6 | 2 (0, 5) | 4 (1, 6) | 5 (1, 6) |
| Importance of religion, 0–15 | 10 (5, 13) | 11 (6, 14) | 12 (8, 14) |
| Belief in God, 0–4 | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) |
IQR Interquartile range
*Missing for 199 people