Table 2: Reported fair/poor Self-rated health by sociodemographic factors (n = 6 192).
– |
n |
Fair/Poor |
– |
– |
– |
– |
% |
95% CI |
p-value |
Total |
6 192 |
18.1 |
15.3-20.8 |
– |
Age (Years) |
|
|
|
|
15 to 24* |
1 688 |
7.2 |
5.1-10.1 |
< 0.001 |
25 to 49 |
2 636 |
16.6 |
13.4-20.3 |
|
50+ |
1 868 |
39.1 |
33.9-44.5 |
– |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male* |
2 582 |
15 |
11.7-19 |
0.003 |
Females |
3 610 |
20.6 |
17.9-23.7 |
– |
Race Group |
|
|
|
|
Black African* |
3 189 |
18.2 |
15.3-21.6 |
0.575 |
Other Race Group |
3 000 |
16.9 |
13.7-20.6 |
– |
Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
Not Married* |
3 965 |
17 |
14-20.3 |
0.009 |
Married |
2 173 |
22.4 |
18.9-26.4 |
– |
Education Level |
|
|
|
|
No education/Primary* |
1 000 |
28.7 |
23-35.2 |
< 0.001 |
Secondary |
4 069 |
12.5 |
10.3-15.1 |
– |
Tertiary |
410 |
9.9 |
6.6-14.5 |
– |
Asset-based SES |
|
|
|
|
Low* |
2 288 |
19.9 |
16.3-24 |
0.046 |
Middle |
1 593 |
14.5 |
11.1-18.8 |
– |
High |
2 246 |
15.3 |
12.4-18.8 |
– |
Employment Status |
|
|
|
|
Employed* |
3 633 |
9.9 |
7.3-13.4 |
< 0.001 |
Unemployed |
2 190 |
21 |
17.8-24.6 |
– |
Locality type |
|
|
|
|
Urban formal* |
3 737 |
16 |
12.9-19.8 |
0.155 |
urban informal |
526 |
20.4 |
15.5-26.3 |
– |
rural informal |
1 423 |
19.4 |
15.3-24.3 |
– |
rural formal |
506 |
10.7 |
6.9-16 |
– |
Note: Subtotals do not add up to the overall Total (n) due to non-response and / or missing data CI-Confidence Intervals; SES-Socio-Economic Status. * = Reference category in multivariate model.