Table 3

Baseline characteristics (%) in relation to baseline self-rated health (n = 13,684)
Baseline characteristics (1993)
 Self-Rated Health at base-line (N = 13684)

Very good SRH (n = 5450)
 n
 Good SRH (n = 6146)
 n
 Fair SRH (n = 1833)
 n
 Poor SRH (n = 222)
 n
 Very poor SRH (n = 33)
 n
Age










- 49
 40
 2160
 32
 1941
 21
 388
 22
 48
 30
 10
 4547
50–54
 24
 1299
 24
 1456
 22
 410
 25
 56
 21
 7
 3228
55–59
 19
 1032
 23
 1385
 29
 520
 35
 77
 27
 9
 3023
60–64
 12
 653
 14
 883
 17
 319
 9
 20
 15
 5
 1880
65–69
 6
 306
 8
 481
 11
 196
 9
 21
 6
 2
 1006
Self-rated health










Better (increase)
 0
 0
 25
 1507
 41
 751
 69
 153
 79
 26
 2437
Unchanged
 65
 3543
 58
 3556
 51
 931
 30
 65
 21
 7
 8102
Poorer (decrease)
 35
 1907
 18
 1083
 8
 151
 2
 4
 0
 0
 3145
Cohabitation










Yes
 82
 4285
 79
 4701
 75
 1316
 68
 148
 81
 26
 10476
No
 18
 972
 21
 1223
 26
 440
 32
 70
 19
 6
 2711
Working










Yes
 86
 4497
 79
 4720
 60
 1067
 46
 100
 38
 12
 10396
No
 14
 789
 21
 1231
 40
 722
 54
 120
 62
 20
 2882
Smoking










No
 66
 3436
 64
 3737
 57
 997
 56
 118
 44
 14
 8302
Yes
 34
 1761
 36
 2121
 43
 742
 44
 92
 56
 18
 4734
Physical activity










Yes
 97
 5230
 95
 5818
 90
 1617
 77
 164
 66
 21
 12847
No
 3
 187
 5
 277
 10
 180
 23
 50
 34
 11
 705

Simonsen et al. BMC Women's Health 2008 8:13   doi:10.1186/1472-6874-8-13