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 inactive respondents at wave 1 of the BHPS. Longitudinal weights applied at the individual and household levels
| 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 | 247 | |||
| Intermediate | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 192 | |||
| Small employers | 1.9 (1.0 to 3.6) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.6) | 56 | |||
| Supervisors and Craft | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.9) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.2) | 105 | |||
| Working class | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.4) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) | 365 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.00 | 0.13 | ||||
| Cambridge scale (quintiles) (wave 1) | ||||||
| 1 High social advantage* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 193 | |||
| 2 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.8) | 191 | |||
| 3 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.5) | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.7) | 198 | |||
| 4 | 1.8 (1.1 to 2.9) | 1.8 (1.0 to 3.2) | 191 | |||
| 5 Low social advantage | 2.3 (1.4 to 3.6) | 2.2 (1.2 to 3.9) | 192 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.00 | 0.04 | ||||
| Personal income (wave 1) | ||||||
| 1 Highest income quintile* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 193 | |||
| 2 | 2.3 (1.5 to 3.6) | 1.9 (1.1 to 3.1) | 193 | |||
| 3 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.8) | 193 | |||
| 4 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.0) | 193 | |||
| 5 Lowest income quintile | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.7) | 193 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.00 | 0.03 | ||||
| Household income (wave 1) | ||||||
| 1 Highest income quintile* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 193 | |||
| 2 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.1) | 192 | |||
| 3 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.1) | 194 | |||
| 4 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) | 193 | |||
| 5 Lowest income quintile | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 193 | |||
| p on 4 df† | 0.03 | 0.14 | ||||
| Variance at household level (and standard error) | 0.15 (0.21) | 0.15 (0.21) | 0.12 (0.21) | 0.14 (0.21) | 0.19 (0.22) | |
| Variance at individual level | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Intra class correlation | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | |