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Table 4 Frequency and percent of individuals with chronic illness, and poor or very poor health status, by quintile in the last month

From: Affordability, availability and acceptability barriers to health care for the chronically ill: Longitudinal case studies from South Africa

 

Poorest

2

3

4

5

Total

 

Frequency & percent with poor or very poor health status

43 (13%)

24 (7%)

29 (8%)

29 (12%)

20 (11%)

145 (10%)

Pearson chi2 (16) = 47.3597, PR = 0.000

Frequency & percent with a chronic health problem

49 (15%)

31 (9%)

41 (12%)

28 (1%)

46 (26%)

195 (13%)

Pearson chi2 (4) = 27.3174, PR = 0.000

Total per quintile

337 (100%)

347 (100%)

335 (100%)

252 (100%)

175 (100%)

1446 (100%)

 
  1. Source: Household survey data