Table 1

General characteristics of the study sample (in percentages). Catalonia Health Survey, 1994

Health outcomesNon-manualManual
Men (n=1071)Women (n=645)pMen (n=1077)Women (n=540)p
Self perceived health status
Excellent8.96.70.123.74.50.06
Very good14.015.311.610.9
Good65.563.764.158.0
Fair10.812.619.124.6
Poor0.71.71.42.1
Limiting longstanding illness6.98.60.209.511.90.14
At least one chronic condition51.159.40.000856.666.50.0001
GHQ score >212.115.70.0312.723.6<0.0001
Health related behaviours
No leisure time physical activity28.326.80.5134.235.30.66
Daily number of hours slept ⩽629.328.50.7326.530.10.14
Family demands
Household size
 Two13.914.80.0510.011.70.10
 Three24.730.126.431.1
 Four41.235.641.437.6
 > Four20.219.422.219.7
Living with children under 1550.160.8<0.000154.054.01.00
Living with persons older than 6511.49.30.1812.110.90.46
Age (mean and SD)44.1 (9.4)40.2 (8.9)<0.000144.7 (9.8)41.6 (9.4)<0.0001