Table A1

 Parameter estimates (SE in parentheses) for the growth curve models of self assessed health 1991–2001

Full sampleStable sample
EstimateSEEstimateSE
Fixed effects
(Individual time independent terms)
Female−0.108(0.017)−0.076(0.022)
Intercept3.958(0.017)3.808(0.025)
(Occasion specific time dependent terms)
Year 1991Reference categoryReference category
Year 1992−0.048(0.011)−0.049(0.013)
Year 1993−0.068(0.012)−0.067(0.014)
Year 1994−0.094(0.012)−0.075(0.015)
Year 1995−0.103(0.013)−0.112(0.016)
Year 1996−0.130(0.013)−0.121(0.017)
Year 1997−0.101(0.013)−0.089(0.018)
Year 1998−0.131(0.014)−0.130(0.019)
Year 2000−0.163(0.015)−0.155(0.021)
Year 2001−0.123(0.016)−0.097(0.023)
Current age−0.010(0.001)−0.011(0.002)
Current age2−0.0003(0.0001)−0.0002(0.0001)
Managerial/professional0.163(0.018)0.378(0.030)
Intermediate occupations0.115(0.021)0.288(0.040)
Small employers and own account0.096(0.024)0.274(0.043)
Lower supervisors and technical0.068(0.023)0.161(0.051)
Semi and routine occupationsReference categoryReference category
Managerial/professional × age0.003(0.001)0.005(0.002)
Managerial/professional × age2−0.0001(0.0001)−0.0002(0.0002)
Intermediate occupations × age0.003(0.002)0.004(0.003)
Intermediate occupations × age2−0.00003(0.00014)0.0001(0.0002)
Small empl and own account × age0.001(0.002)0.006(0.004)
Small empl and own account × age20.0002(0.0002)0.0003(0.0003)
Lower supervisors and tech × age−0.002(0.002)−0.004(0.004)
Lower supervisors and tech × age2−0.0001(0.0002)−.00003(0.0003)
Semi and routine occupations × ageReference categoryReference category
Semi and routine occupations × age2Reference categoryReference category
Random effects
(Individual time independent terms)
Current age0.0009(0.0001)0.0007(0.0001)
Managerial/professional0.127(0.021)0.000(0.000)
Intermediate occupations0.102(0.022)0.000(0.000)
Small employers and own account0.132(0.028)0.000(0.000)
Lower supervisors and technical0.159(0.021)0.000(0.000)
Error0.419(0.015)0.454(0.023)
(Occasion specific time dependent term)
Error0.378(0.003)0.376(0.004)