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Table 2 General characteristics of interesting variables at baseline (Wave 8) according to self-rated health and life satisfaction

From: Combined effects of education level and perceived social class on self-rated health and life satisfaction: Results of Korean labor and income panel study wave 8-wave 15

 

Self-Rated Health

 

Life Satisfaction

 
 

Good

Bad

 

Good

Bad

 
 

N

Weighted

N

Weighted

P-value

N

Weighted

N

Weighted

P-value

%

%

%

%

Combined effects of education level and subjective social class

 

<.0001

    

<.0001

 LL

1,126

54.6

868

45.4

 

1,553

77.0

441

23.0

 

 LM

1,397

86.2

224

13.8

 

1,320

80.5

301

19.5

 

 LH

755

92.6

52

7.4

 

696

85.5

111

14.6

 

 ML

838

73.8

292

26.2

 

1,094

97.1

36

3.0

 

 MM

1,552

92.2

122

7.9

 

1,620

96.9

54

3.1

 

 MH

1,577

96.8

56

3.2

 

1,600

97.2

33

2.8

 

 HL

313

79.4

82

20.6

 

393

99.6

2

0.4

 

 HM

641

93.7

44

6.3

 

677

98.8

8

1.3

 

 HH

1,187

96.0

49

4.0

 

1,229

99.2

7

0.8

 

Subjective social class

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Low

3,278

74.6

1,144

25.4

 

3,569

80.2

853

19.8

 

 Middle

3,967

90.0

470

10.0

 

4,314

97.1

123

2.9

 

 High

2,141

92.9

175

7.1

 

2,299

99.1

17

0.9

 

Education

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 ≤Middle school

2,277

63.5

1,242

36.6

 

3,040

23.9

479

3.9

 

 High school

3,590

90.0

390

10.0

 

3,617

90.6

363

9.4

 

 ≥College

3,519

95.6

157

4.4

 

3,525

95.1

151

4.9

 

Age

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 ≤29

2,653

97.3

77

2.7

 

2,589

94.3

141

5.7

 

 30–39

2,345

94.1

132

5.9

 

2,305

92.6

172

7.4

 

 40–49

1,982

89.2

234

10.8

 

1,975

89.3

241

10.7

 

 50–59

1,292

78.0

367

22.0

 

1,489

89.2

170

10.8

 

 60–69

734

60.9

464

39.1

 

1,061

88.6

137

11.4

 

 ≥70

380

42.9

515

57.1

 

763

85.3

132

14.8

 

Gender

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Male

4,688

87.2

676

12.8

 

4,881

90.4

483

9.6

 

 Female

4,698

82.2

1,113

17.8

 

5,301

91.6

510

8.4

 

Residential region

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Capital

2,185

86.2

376

13.8

 

2,260

88.5

301

11.5

 

 Big city

2,800

84.7

522

15.3

 

2,995

90.1

327

9.9

 

 Small city

4,401

83.9

891

16.1

 

4,927

92.9

365

7.1

 

Marital status

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Single

3,458

86.1

671

13.9

 

3,695

89.7

434

10.3

 

 Married

5,928

83.7

1,118

16.3

 

6,487

91.9

559

8.1

 

Shift work

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

381

92.5

31

7.5

 

380

92.1

32

7.9

 

 No

3328

93.7

241

6.4

 

3295

92.6

274

7.4

 

 Not employed

5677

79.8

1517

20.2

 

6507

90.1

687

9.9

 

Smoking status

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Smoker

2,421

89.4

287

10.6

 

2,423

88.9

285

11.1

 

 Former smoker

1,219

76.4

368

23.6

 

1,422

88.1

165

11.9

 

 Never

5,746

84.9

1,134

15.2

 

6,337

92.6

543

7.4

 

Alcohol use

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

5,664

90.9

596

9.1

 

5,718

91.2

542

8.8

 

 Former user

791

64.3

419

35.7

 

1,074

86.9

136

13.1

 

 No

2,931

80.6

774

19.4

 

3,390

92.0

315

8.0

 

Sensory system inability

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

51

18.3

229

81.7

 

218

75.6

62

24.4

 

 No

9,335

86.5

1,560

13.5

 

9,964

91.4

931

8.6

 

Physical inability

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

138

14.3

807

85.7

 

723

75.2

222

24.8

 

 No

9,248

91.0

982

9.1

 

9,459

92.4

771

7.6

 

Activity restriction 1

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

100

19.2

435

80.8

 

401

74.4

134

25.6

 

 No

9,286

88.0

1,354

12.0

 

9,781

91.8

859

8.2

 

Activity restriction 2

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

11

4.3

255

95.7

 

183

67.1

83

32.9

 

 No

9,375

86.8

1,534

13.2

 

9,999

91.6

910

8.4

 

Activity restriction 3

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

41

7.4

446

92.6

 

357

70.8

130

29.2

 

 No

9,345

88.2

1,343

11.8

 

9,825

91.9

863

8.1

 

Activity restriction 4

    

<.0001

    

<.0001

 Yes

183

14.8

953

85.2

 

882

76.4

254

23.6

 

 No

9,203

92.3

836

7.7

 

9,300

92.6

739

7.4

 

Self-rated health

         

<.0001

 Good

N/A

 

8,789

93.5

597

6.5

 

 Bad

 

1,393

77.0

396

23.0

 

Life satisfaction

    

<.0001

     

 Good

8,789

87.1

1,393

12.9

 

N/A

 

 Bad

597

61.0

396

39.0

  

Total

9,386

84.7

1,789

15.3

 

10,182

91.0

993

9.0

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