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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables (%)

From: Socio-demographic factors and self-reported funtional status: the significance of social support

 

Men

Women

Total

Age groups

   

17–25

14.5

15.9

15.3

26–44

30.7

33.0

32.0

45–54

18.2

14.4

16.1

55–64

16.3

14.8

15.5

65+

20.3

21.7

21.1

Marital status

   

Single

18.1

13.5

15.6

Married

79.2

71.6

75.0

Widowed

2.5

14.2

9.0

Divorced

0.2

0.7

0.4

Education levels

   

1 (< 6 years)

20.7

24.4

22.7

2 (6 years)

48.7

42.9

45.5

3 (9 years)

11.2

12.5

11.9

4 (12 years)

12.7

15.1

14.0

5 (higher education)

6.7

5.1

 

Employment status

   

Employed

79.6

31.2

52.8

Living arrangements

   

Parents/others of heada

2.5

5.3

4.0

Children of head

17.0

12.1

14.5

Lives only with spouse

20.0

18.3

19.0

Lives alone

0.2

8.0

4.5

Lives with spouse + children

58.9

52.6

55.5

'Head' without spouse and living with others

1.5

3.5

2.5

Self-rated health

   

   Excellent

25.7

15.5

20.1

   Good

46.3

41.5

43.7

   Fair

21.4

31.6

27.0

   Poor

6.5

11.4

9.2

Chronic disease

33.9

47.3

41.3

Limited because of chronic disease

54.1

58.1

56.6

Acute illness

9.2

17.5

13.9

Limited because of acute illness

   

not at all

31.4

36.2

34.8

minor restrictions

29.4

27.6

28.1

restricted at home

21.6

13.4

15.7

restricted in bed

17.6

22.8

21.3

Past surgery

44.0

54.4

49.7

Chronic dis. Index b

55.4

68.6

62.7

Physician visits c

12.6

20.6

17.0

Use of medicines c

37.2

57.0

48.1

Hospitalization d

7.1

11.5

9.5

Use of health services Index e

67.1

81.6

75.0

  1. ahead of the household, bdeclared at least one disease from the list of chronic conditions clast two weeks, dlast three years, eat least one health service from a given list during the last year