Table 6

Self rated “poor” health among men and women aged over 18 years in Taganrog, 1998

VariableModel 1Model 2Model 3
Odds ratio95% CIOdds ratio95% CIOdds ratio95% CI
Education
Higher/including higher6-150 1.001.001.00
Specialised secondary1.230.90, 1.681.020.74, 1.401.020.74, 1.40
Common secondary1.110.78, 1.570.840.58, 1.220.800.55, 1.16
Including sec/vocational1.430.86, 2.381.020.60, 1.760.980.57, 1.68
Less than compulsory1.731.03, 2.911.210.71, 2.071.190.69, 2.03
(p value)(0.229)(0.665)(0.561)
Membership of organisation
No6-150 1.001.001.00
Yes0.750.57, 0.980.700.52, 0.930.720.54, 0.96
(p value)(0.037)(0.014)(0.024)
Contact with neighbours
Once a week at most6-150 1.001.001.00
Almost daily1.190.90, 1.581.090.82, 1.461.120.84, 1.51
(p value)(0.225)(0.541)(0.442)
Relation in the family
Good, friendly6-150 1.001.001.00
Normal, peaceful1.240.89, 1.721.160.83, 1.621.120.80, 1.56
Strained, nervous1.350.82, 2.211.250.76, 2.061.160.70, 1.91
Quarrels, conflicts2.550.76, 8.561.800.55, 5.901.660.49, 5.67
Single person household0.640.37, 1.120.710.39, 1.290.700.38, 1.29
(p value)(0.093)(0.419)(0.567)
Economic difficulties during childhood
No6-150 1.001.001.00
Yes2.481.43, 4.302.461.42, 4.242.371.36, 4.11
(p value)(0.001)(0.001)(0.002)
Economic difficulties
Never6-150 1.001.001.00
1–2 times0.940.63, 1.410.950.63, 1.420.940.63, 1.41
3–12 times1.981.36, 2.881.981.36, 2.901.861.27, 2.74
More than 12 times2.321.34, 3.992.241.27, 3.942.031.15, 3.57
(p value)(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
Changes in material wellbeing over 10 years
Better/unchanged6-150 1.001.001.00
Worse1.851.31, 2.631.861.31, 2.651.771.24, 2.52
(p value)(0.001)(0.001)(0.002)
Interaction: age × economic difficulties during childhood(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
Life control 0.900.85, 0.97
(p value)(0.002)
(n=1888)(n=1888)(n=1888)
  • 6-150 Reference group.