Prevalence of “less than good” health according to educational level in the Netherlands, 1981–1999
| Prevalence rate (per 100 respondents) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex and educational level | 1981–1984 | 1985–1988 | 1989–1992 | 1993–1996 | 1997–1999 | Trend slope estimate (95% CI) |
| Men | ||||||
| I (low) | 33.1 | 27.2 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 34.9 | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) |
| II | 22.5 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.01) |
| III | 17.8 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.03) |
| IV (high) | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 0.98 (0.94 to 1.02) |
| Total | 21.8 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.6 | |
| Rate difference | 19.9 | 16.0 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 23.2 | |
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | 3.41 (2.91 to 3.99) | 3.14 (2.64 to 3.74) | 4.00 (3.38 to 4.74) | 3.57 (3.07 to 4.14) | 3.87 (3.29 to 4.55) | |
| RII (95% CI) | 4.53 (3.83 to 5.35) | 3.83 (3.20 to 4.59) | 5.10 (4.25 to 6.12) | 4.60 (3.89 to 5.44) | 4.82 (4.00 to 5.81) | |
| Women | ||||||
| I (low) | 32.1 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 33.7 | 38.2 | 1.06 (1.04 to 1.09) |
| II | 23.8 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 26.7 | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.06) |
| III | 19.7 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.09) |
| IV (high) | 20.1 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05) |
| Total | 25.0 | 22.7 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 26.6 | |
| Rate difference | 12.0 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 16.0 | 21.0 | |
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | 2.04 (1.73 to 2.41) | 2.37 (2.00 to 2.80) | 2.74 (2.32 to 3.24) | 2.60 (2.24 to 3.00) | 3.05 (2.61 to 3.57) | |
| RII (95% CI) | 2.66 (2.26 to 3.13) | 3.03 (2.55 to 3.60) | 3.71 (3.11 to 4.42) | 3.19 (2.71 to 3.74) | 3.90 (3.27 to 4.65) | |