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Table 4 Percentage of Health Factors Coded as Indicating a Negative, Ambivalent/Neutral, Positive, or Not Discernible Valence by Type of Health Factor

From: How participants report their health status: cognitive interviews of self-rated health across race/ethnicity, gender, age, and educational attainment

Type of Health Factora

Valence (Percent)

Number of Times the Health Factor is Mentioned

Negative

Ambivalent or Neutral

Positive

Not Discernible

Health conditions (overall)

74%

6%

17%

3%

124

 Specific

86%

6%

5%

3%

65

 Nonspecific

90%

8%

0%

3%

40

 Absence

0%

0%

95%

5%

19

Health behavior

40%

3%

32%

25%

63

Health care practitioner or setting

42%

8%

35%

15%

26

Physical state

42%

0%

29%

29%

24

Comparative statements (overall)

52%

13%

35%

0%

23

 Self

83%

8%

8%

0%

12

 Others

18%

18%

64%

0%

11

Physical functioning

11%

0%

48%

41%

27

Feel

31%

23%

31%

15%

13

Mental health

56%

11%

22%

11%

9

Age

50%

0%

25%

25%

4

External

60%

0%

20%

20%

5

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