Self perceived health status
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Excellent | 8.9 | 6.7 | 0.12 | | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0.06 |
Very good | 14.0 | 15.3 | | | 11.6 | 10.9 | |
Good | 65.5 | 63.7 | | | 64.1 | 58.0 | |
Fair | 10.8 | 12.6 | | | 19.1 | 24.6 | |
Poor | 0.7 | 1.7 | | | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
Limiting longstanding illness | 6.9 | 8.6 | 0.20 | | 9.5 | 11.9 | 0.14 |
At least one chronic condition | 51.1 | 59.4 | 0.0008 | | 56.6 | 66.5 | 0.0001 |
GHQ score >2 | 12.1 | 15.7 | 0.03 | | 12.7 | 23.6 | <0.0001 |
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Health related behaviours |
No leisure time physical activity | 28.3 | 26.8 | 0.51 | | 34.2 | 35.3 | 0.66 |
Daily number of hours slept ⩽6 | 29.3 | 28.5 | 0.73 | | 26.5 | 30.1 | 0.14 |
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Family demands
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Household size |
Two | 13.9 | 14.8 | 0.05 | | 10.0 | 11.7 | 0.10 |
Three | 24.7 | 30.1 | | | 26.4 | 31.1 | |
Four | 41.2 | 35.6 | | | 41.4 | 37.6 | |
> Four | 20.2 | 19.4 | | | 22.2 | 19.7 | |
Living with children under 15 | 50.1 | 60.8 | <0.0001 | | 54.0 | 54.0 | 1.00 |
Living with persons older than 65 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 0.18 | | 12.1 | 10.9 | 0.46 |
Age (mean and SD) | 44.1 (9.4) | 40.2 (8.9) | <0.0001 | | 44.7 (9.8) | 41.6 (9.4) | <0.0001 |