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Table 1 Study variables (n = 11,702 respondents)

From: The relationship between social capital and self-rated health in a Japanese population: a multilevel analysis

Study variables

n

%

Mean (±SD) of SRH

Year

 2000

2,617

22.4

2.59 ± 1.15

 2001

2,421

20.7

2.57 ± 1.15

 2002

2,762

23.6

2.57 ± 1.14

 2005

1,900

16.2

2.43 ± 1.18

 2006

2,002

17.1

2.37 ± 1.10

Age (years)

 20–29

1,392

11.9

2.17 ± 1.1

 30–39

1,779

15.2

2.37 ± 1.1

 40–49

1,929

16.5

2.49 ± 1.05

 50–59

2,507

21.4

2.49 ± 1.11

 60–69

2,216

18.9

2.63 ± 1.18

 70–79

1,451

12.4

2.82 ± 1.22

 80–89

428

3.7

2.94 ± 1.29

Sex

 Male

5,390

46.1

2.55 ± 1.14

 Female

6,312

63.9

2.49 ± 1.16

Marital status

 Single

1,757

15

2.52 ± 1.13

 Married/cohabiting

8,609

73.6

2.35 ± 1.13

 Divorced/separated/widowed

1,336

11.4

2.71 ± 1.24

Education

 Primary (<12 years)

1,053

9.0

2.92 ± 1.28

 ≥12 years

6,990

59.7

2.55 ± 1.15

 ≥14 years

1,328

11.3

2.42 ± 1.12

 ≥16 years

2,331

19.9

2.30 ± 1.05

Employment status

 Regular employee

3,718

31.8

2.41 ± 1.06

 Part-time worker

1,314

11.2

2.38 ± 1.09

 Temporary worker

337

2.9

2.23 ± 1.05

 Self-employed/family worker

1,457

12.5

2.38 ± 1.11

 Unemployed

4,403

37.6

2.74 ± 1.22

 Executive

473

4.0

2.36 ± 1.09

Household income (million yen)

 Lowest quartile (<2.0)

1,799

15.4

2.73 ± 1.23

 2nd quartile (2.0–2.9)

1,805

15.4

2.51 ± 1.15

 3rd quartile (3.0–4.5)

1,893

16.2

2.45 ± 1.10

 Highest quartile (≥4.5)

2,117

18.1

2.38 ± 1.06

 Missing income information

4,088

34.9

2.53 ± 1.16

Self-rated health (2.52 ± 1.15)

 1. Good

2,830

24.2

 

 2.

2,846

24.3

 

 3.

3,702

31.6

 

 4.

1,776

15.2

 

 5. Poor

548

4.7

 

Social trust

 Yes

2,526

21.6

2.29 ± 1.14

 No

1,398

11.9

2.69 ± 1.24

 Depends

7,778

66.5

2.56 ± 1.12

Neighborhood safety

 Yes (reference)

6,467

55.3

2.53 ± 1.14

 No

5,235

44.7

2.51 ± 1.16

Social participation

 Yes

4,600

39.3

2.41 ± 1.11

 No (reference)

7,102

60.7

2.59 ± 1.17

Regional size

 Large

2,252

19.2

2.51 ± 1.14

 Middle

6,198

53.0

2.51 ± 1.14

 Small

3,252

27.8

2.54 ± 1.16

  1. SRH Self-rated health, SD standard deviation
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