Table 2 Summary statistics by self-reported health
From: Predictors of self-reported health among the elderly in Ghana: a cross sectional study
Variables | Good Health (%) | Poor Health (%) | Total (N) | P-values of Pearson’s Chi2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 60–69 | 1000 (83.1) | 204 (16.9) | 1204 |  |
 70–79 | 762 (77.5) | 221 (22.5) | 983 |  |
 Above 80 | 272 (63.8) | 154 (36.2) | 426 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 Male | 1057 (81. 4) | 242 (18.6) | 1299 |  |
 Female | 977 (74.4) | 337 (25.6) | 1314 |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 Never married | 18 (66.7) | 9 (33.3) | 27 |  |
 Married/co-habiting | 1034 (81.6) | 234 (18.4) | 1268 |  |
 Separated/divorced | 269 (76.6) | 82 (23.4) | 351 |  |
 Widowed | 699 (73.6) | 251 (26.4) | 950 |  |
Education Level | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 No formal education | 1312 (76.0) | 414 (24.0) | 1726 |  |
 Primary | 352 (79.5) | 91 (20.5) | 443 |  |
 Secondary | 295 (82.2) | 64 (17.8) | 359 |  |
 Tertiary | 65 (89.0) | 08 (11.0) | 73 |  |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | 0.021 |
 Never worked | 31 (66) | 16 (34.0) | 47 |  |
 Public worker | 182 (83.1) | 37 (16.9) | 219 |  |
 Private worker | 69 (84.1) | 13 (15.8) | 82 |  |
 Informal worker | 1742 (77.3) | 512 (22.7) | 2254 |  |
Health insurance | Â | Â | Â | 0.482 |
 Uninsured | 1161 (78.3) | 321 (21.7) | 1482 |  |
 Insured | 873 (77.2) | 258 (22.8) | 1131 |  |
Chronic condition | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 No chronic condition | 1356 (81.4) | 309 (18.6) | 1665 |  |
 One chronic condition | 448 (72.4) | 171 (27.6) | 619 |  |
 More than one condition | 221 (69.1) | 99 (30.9) | 320 |  |
Income | Â | Â | Â | 0.021 |
 Lowest | 840 (76.0) | 266 (24.0) | 1106 |  |
 Middle | 405 (76.4) | 125 (23.6) | 530 |  |
 High | 786 (80.78) | 187 (19.22) | 973 |  |
Locality | Â | Â | Â | 0.791 |
 Urban | 785 (77.6) | 227 (22.4) | 1012 |  |
 Rural | 1249 (78.0) | 352 (22.0) | 1601 |  |
Subjective Wellbeing | Â | Â | Â | 0.131 |
 Satisfied | 709 (79.3) | 285 (20.7) | 894 |  |
 Not satisfied | 1325 (77.1) | 394 (22.9) | 1719 |  |
Quality of Life | Â | Â | Â | 0.111 |
 Good | 793 (76.3) | 247 (23.7) | 1040 |  |
 Poor | 1241 (78.9) | 332 (21.1) | 1573 |  |
Functional limitation | Â | Â | Â | 0.095 |
 Not functionally limited | 1016 (76.5) | 312 (23.5) | 1328 |  |
 Functionally limited | 1018 (79.2) | 267 (20.8) | 1285 |  |
Disability | Â | Â | Â | 0.133 |
 Not disabled | 1247 (76.9) | 375 (23.1) | 1622 |  |
 Disabled | 787 (79.4) | 204 (20.6) | 991 |  |
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 None | 1583 (79.2) | 416 (20.8) | 1999 |  |
 Moderate exercise | 451 (73.5) | 163 (26.5) | 614 |  |
Tobacco use | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
 Never used | 1574 (77.4) | 461 (22.6) | 2035 |  |
 Previously used | 210 (74.2) | 73 (25.8) | 283 |  |
 Currently use | 250 (84.7) | 45 (15.3) | 295 |  |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | 0.615 |
 Non drinker | 973 (78.3) | 270 (21.7) | 1243 |  |
 Previous drinker | 483 (76.4) | 149 (23.6) | 632 |  |
 Current drinker | 578 (78.3) | 160 (21.7) | 738 |  |
Region | Â | Â | Â | <0.000 |
 Upper West | 65 (85.5) | 11 (14.5) | 76 |  |
 Western | 207 (70.4) | 87 (30.0) | 294 |  |
 Central | 221 (78.6) | 60 (21.4) | 281 |  |
 Ashanti | 301 (77.18) | 89 (22.8) | 390 |  |
 Brong Ahafo | 199 (79.0) | 53 (21.0) | 252 |  |
 Northern | 205 (83.0) | 42 (17.0) | 247 |  |
 Upper East | 158 (90.80) | 16 (9.20) | 174 |  |
 Greater Accra | 215 (78.8) | 58 (21.2) | 273 |  |
 Eastern | 263 (73.1) | 97 (26.9) | 360 |  |
 Volta | 200 (75.2) | 66 (24.8) | 266 |  |