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Table 4 Characteristics of ENSA II by individuals reporting poor health

From: Social class, marginality and self-assessed health: a cross-sectional analysis of the health gradient in Mexico

Variable

N (%)

N (%) reporting poor health

Chi 2

Male

12304 (48.48)

5242 (32.91)

57.6

Female

13078 (51.52)

5944 (35.87)

 

13–15 years of age

2534 (9.98)

656 (25.89)

1.5e3

16–30

10568 (41.63)

2980 (28.20)

 

31–59

9589 (37.78)

4010 (41.82)

 

60–90

2692 (10.61)

1562 (58.02)

 

High urban class

631 (4.16)

75 (18.70)

1.1e3

Middle high

2500 (16.47)

352 (23.59)

 

Middle low

3667 (24.16)

634 (28.51)

 

Low urban class

8381 (55.21)

2491 (52.55)

 

High rural class

234 (4.86)

6 (16.67)

43.98

Middle class

952 (19.76)

87 (39.01)

 

Low rural class

3633 (75.39)

396 (46.10)

 

Elementary school incomplete

8258 (33.73)

5943 (39.66)

1.9e3

Elementary school complete

5129 (20.95)

2075 (38.35)

 

Middle high school incomplete

1961 (8.01)

597 (29.02)

 

Middle high school complete

4734 (19.34)

1393 (29.39)

 

High school incomplete

965 (3.94)

216 (22.38)

 

High school incomplete

1134 (4.63)

270 (23.81)

 

College incomplete

2065 (8.43)

408 (19.76)

 

College complete

147 (0.60)

17 (11.56)

 

Graduate school

91 (0.37)

19 (20.88)

 

High marginality

10259 (41.6)

4985 (36.93)

264.6

Medium

9101 (36.9)

4008 (34.52)

 

Low marginality

5303 (21.5)

1818 (28.09)

 

Bad housing conditions

13242 (52.17)

6997 (39.31)

687.5

Good housing conditions

12141 (47.83)

4189 (28.57)

 

North

4905 (19.32)

1643 (26.47)

366.4

Center

5225 (20.58)

2551 (37.61)

 

DF

5139 (20.25)

2117 (34.08)

 

PASSPA

4887 (19.25)

2406 (36.99)

 

South

5227 (20.59)

2469 (36.32)

 

0–1 goods

7049 (31.53)

3876 (39.87)

 

2–3

5934 (26.54)

2937 (38.42)

898.4

4–5

5357 (23.96)

2154 (32.14)

 

6

4018 (17.97)

982 (20.34)

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