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Table 6 Comparison of individual-level social capital

From: How are individual-level social capital and poverty associated with health equity? A study from two Chinese cities

Indicators

Poor (N = 999)

Non-poor (N = 977)

Poor/non-poor

Adjusted Odds Ratio* (reference: non-poor group)

Low individual-level social capital

    

Neighbourhood cohesion

55.2

44.8

1.23

1.66** (1.36–2.03)

Social participation

67.4

58.0

1.16

1.64** (1.30–2.06)

Reciprocity and social support

54.5

44.8

1.22

1.42** (1.16–1.75)

Interpersonal relationship network

71.8

51.6

1.39

2.12** (1.71–2.64)

Perception of trust and safety

48.7

40.9

1.19

1.45**(1.18–1.77)

  1. **P < 0.01.
  2. Here, other variables (gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, education level and residence district), were controlled for by logistic regression models.
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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