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Table 3 Frequencies of all considered variables expressed as integers and percentages, stratified by self-rated health

From: Testing the association between social capital and health over time: a family-based design

  

Self-rated health

 

Explanatory variables

 

Good

Poor

Total (NT)

Generalized trust

Always trusts others

1380

330

1710

28.2%

15.8%

24.5%

Intermittent trust

1766

711

2477

36.1%

34.1%

35.5%

Never trusts others

1750

1045

2795

35.7%

50.1%

40.0%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Social Participation: Active member of local groups, organisations or group leisure activities

Active participation

1341

470

1811

27.4%

22.5%

25.9%

Intermittent participation

2039

840

2879

41.6%

40.3%

41.2%

Zero participation

1516

776

2292

21.7%

11.1%

32.8%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Gender

Male

2221

942

3163

45.4%

45.3%

45.3%

Female

2675

1144

3819

54.6%

54.8%

54.7%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Age

16–34

1006

317

1323

20.5%

15.2%

18.9%

35–44

1190

391

1581

24.3%

18.7%

22.6%

45–54

1031

445

1476

21.1%

21.3%

21.1%

55–64

873

412

1285

17.8%

19.8%

18.4%

65+

796

521

1317

16.3%

25.0%

18.9%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Employment status

Employed

3071

884

3955

62.7%

42.4%

56.6%

Full time student

630

221

851

12.9%

10.6%

12.2%

 

Retired

849

556

1405

17.3%

26.7%

20.1%

Unemployed

346

425

771

7.1%

20.4%

11.0%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Highest education achieved a

Undergraduate or higher

1304

327

1631

26.9%

15.9%

23.6%

Year 13

1032

364

1396

21.3%

17.7%

20.2%

Year 12

1583

594

2117

32.7%

28.8%

31.6%

No formal qualifications

921

775

1696

19.0%

37.6%

24.6%

Total

4840

2060

6900

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Smoking status

Never smokes

3733

1374

5107

 

76.2%

65.9%

73.1%

Intermittent smoker

432

233

665

 

8.8%

11.2%

9.5%

Always smokes

731

479

1210

 

14.9%

23.0%

17.3%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.%

Household income (annual, size-weighted)

< £ 30,818

110

646

1746

22.5%

31.0%

25.0%

£30,819–£54,107

1125

620

1745

23.0%

29.7%

25.0%

£54,108–£86,659

1225

490

1745

25.6%

23.5%

25.0%

£86,660 +

1416

330

1746

28.9%

15.8%

25.0%

Total

4896

2086

6982

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

  1. Source: The British Household Panel Survey Waves M, O, Q & R (2003, 05, 07 & 08).
  2. a Missing N = 82.