Prevalence of “less than good” health according to income level in the Netherlands, 1981–1999
| Prevalence rate (per 100 respondents) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex and income level | 1981–1984 | 1985–1988 | 1989–1992 | 1993–1996 | 1997–1999 | Trend slope estimate (95% CI) |
| Men | ||||||
| I (low) | 30.9 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 1.03 (1.00 to 1.06) |
| II | 26.8 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 21.9 | 0.95 (0.91 to 0.98) |
| III | 23.7 | 17.6 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 0.93 (0.89 to 0.96) |
| IV | 18.4 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 0.92 (0.88 to 0.95) |
| V (high) | 14.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 0.92 (0.86 to 0.96) |
| Total | 22.9 | 19.2 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.6 | |
| Rate difference | 16.4 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 20.5 | |
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | 2.80 (2.38 to 3.29) | 3.16 (2.64 to 3.80) | 3.70 (3.06 to 4.47) | 4.23 (3.72 to 5.27) | 4.05 (3.36 to 4.87) | |
| RII (95% CI) | 3.58 (3.00 to 4.28) | 3.63 (2.98 to 4.41) | 4.42 (3.62 to 5.40) | 5.89 (4.88 to 7.12) | 5.60 (4.56 to 6.87) | |
| Women | ||||||
| I (low) | 31.1 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 34.8 | 36.9 | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.11) |
| II | 29.2 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 25.4 | 32.7 | 1.04 (1.00 to 1.07) |
| III | 26.1 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 25.8 | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.02) |
| IV | 25.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.02) |
| V (high) | 19.8 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.03) |
| Total | 26.5 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 25.4 | 27.4 | |
| Rate difference | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 16.3 | 18.9 | |
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | 1.89 (1.63 to 2.19) | 2.10 (1.79 to 2.47) | 1.95 (1.65 to 2.30) | 2.55 (2.21 to 2.95) | 2.81 (2.38 to 3.32) | |
| RII (95% CI) | 2.02 (1.72 to 2.38) | 2.30 (1.94 to 2.74) | 2.27 (1.90 to 2.72) | 2.92 (2.47 to 3.44) | 3.66 (3.05 to 4.41) | |