Odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) of poor self rated health at wave 8 of the BHPS. Multilevel logistic regression with measures of social position adjusted for age, sex, and employment status. Economically active respondents at wave 1 of the BHPS. Longitudinal weights applied at the individual level and household weights at the household level
| Variables | Model I | Model II | Model III | Model IV | Model V | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Reference category. †Significance of the χ2 change in deviance when variable is removed from model. | ||||||
| Age + Sex + Employment Status (wave 1) + | ||||||
| NS-SEC (wave 1) | ||||||
| Managerial and Professional* | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1073 | |||
| Intermediate | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.8) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 528 | |||
| Small employers | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.1) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.1) | 304 | |||
| Supervisors and Craft | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.3) | 351 | |||
| Working class | 1.7 (1.3 to 2.3) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.2) | 885 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.00 | 0.06 | ||||
| Cambridge scale (quintiles) (wave 1) | ||||||
| 1 High social advantage* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 639 | |||
| 2 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 619 | |||
| 3 | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 623 | |||
| 4 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | 634 | |||
| 5 Low social advantage | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.6) | 626 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.08 | 0.58 | ||||
| Personal income (wave 1) | ||||||
| 1 Highest income quintile* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 628 | |||
| 2 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 628 | |||
| 3 | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.3) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.1) | 629 | |||
| 4 | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.5) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.1) | 628 | |||
| 5 Lowest income quintile | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.2) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) | 628 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.01 | 0.22 | ||||
| Household income (wave 1) | ||||||
| 1 Highest income quintile* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 627 | |||
| 2 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 630 | |||
| 3 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 627 | |||
| 4 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | 629 | |||
| 5 Lowest income quintile | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | 628 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.12 | 0.24 | ||||
| Variance at household level (and standard error) | 0.76 (0.17) | 0.82 (0.17) | 0.85 (0.18) | 0.76 (0.17) | 0.80 (0.17) | |
| Variance at individual level | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Intra class correlation | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |