Percentage low response on self rated health, QOL, and perceived opportunities for change by potential predictive variables
| % With low SRH (n) | % With low self rated QOL (n) | % With low self rated perceived empowerment (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *p<0.003 (with Bonferroni correction of 17). | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 23.1 (162) | 21.2 (148) | 46.4 (324) |
| Female | 24.3 (251) | 22.9 (236) | 52.6 (538) |
| p | 0.566 | 0.410 | 0.012 |
| Medical card | |||
| Yes | 26.2 (191) | 27.2 (198)* | 52.1 (376) |
| No | 22.2 (220) | 18.6 (184) | 48.8 (482) |
| p | 0.052 | 0.000 | 0.186 |
| Perceived financial security | |||
| High | 18.1 (221)* | 16.4 (199)* | 44.5 (538)* |
| Low | 37.5 (191) | 35.9 (183) | 63.4 (321) |
| p | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Years in area | |||
| Shortest time | 23.8 (111) | 18.2 (85) | 50.4 (234) |
| Other | 23.7 (298) | 23.5 (294) | 49.8 (855) |
| p | 1.000 | 0.022 | 0.828 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 27.7 (161) | 25.1 (146) | 50.4 (290) |
| Married/Widow/Other | 21.9 (252) | 20.7 (238) | 50.0 (573) |
| p | 0.009 | 0.043 | 0.878 |
| Children | |||
| Yes | 22.1 (231) | 21.1 (220) | 49.3 (513) |
| No | 26.2 (174) | 24.0 (159) | 51.1 (336) |
| p | 0.054 | 0.170 | 0.517 |
| Education | |||
| Primary or less | 23.5 (106) | 24.7 (111) | 48.1 (215) |
| Secondary or more | 23.9 (306) | 21.3 (272) | 50.9 (647) |
| p | 0.898 | 0.147 | 0.323 |
| Lack of close neighbours | |||
| Concerned | 24.3 (90) | 27.8 (103) | 54.7 (202) |
| Not concerned | 23.8 (321) | 20.7 (279) | 29.1 (658) |
| p | 0.837 | 0.005 | 0.060 |
| Opportunities to meet others | |||
| Concerned | 28.3 (121) | 29.3 (125)* | 54.4 (231) |
| Not concerned | 22.4 (290) | 19.9 (258) | 48.9 (631) |
| p | 0.015 | 0.000 | 0.057 |
| Distance to health care | |||
| Concerned | 23.3 (118) | 23.5 (119) | 55.3 (277)** |
| Not concerned | 23.9 (291) | 21.6 (262) | 48.2 (583) |
| p | 0.804 | 0.408 | 0.008 |
| Distance to shops | |||
| Concerned | 28.1 (64) | 26.6 (61) | 52.4 (120) |
| Not concerned | 23.2 (349) | 21.5 (323) | 49.8 (743) |
| p | 0.113 | 0.088 | 0.479 |
| Lack of public services | |||
| Concerned | 27.1 (159) | 24.5 (143) | 55.0 (319) |
| Not concerned | 21.9 (250) | 20.9 (239) | 47.5 (540) |
| p | 0.017 | 0.098 | 0.004 |
| Satisfaction with work | |||
| Satisfied | 20.9 (306)* | 19.6 (286)* | 44.5 (538)* |
| Not satisfied | 39.0 (94) | 37.5 (90) | 63.1 (321) |
| p | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| SRH | |||
| Low | – | 40.1 (165)* | 46.4 (608)* |
| High | – | 16.6 (218) | 62.0 (254) |
| p | – | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Self rated QOL | |||
| Low | 43.1 (165)* | – | 63.5 (244)* |
| High | 18.3 (246) | – | 46.2 (616) |
| p | 0.000 | – | 0.000 |
| Opportunities for change | |||
| Low | 29.5 (254)* | 28.4 (244)* | – |
| High | 18.2 (156) | 16.4 (140) | – |
| p | 0.000 | 0.000 | – |
| Smoking (tobacco) | |||
| Never | 21.6 (209) | 20.4 (198) | 50.1 (483) |
| Current/ex smoker | 26.5 (201) | 24.4 (185) | 50.1 (376) |
| p | 0.019 | 0.047 | 1.000 |