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Table 3 Associations between self-rated good health, SEP and social network factors

From: Types of social capital resources and self-rated health among the Norwegian adult population

Variables

Socio-demographics alone (Model 1)

Social-network variables added (Model 2)

 

OR (95% CI)

P- value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Gender

    

Female

1.00

   

Male

0.95 (0.76-1.14)

P = 0.621

0.86 (0.71-1.05)

P = 0.145

Age

    

Age (18-74)

0.98 (0.97-0.99)

P < 0.001

0.98 (0.97-0.99)

P < 0.001

Marital relation

    

Living alone

  

1.00

 

Cohabiting

  

0.93 (0.75-1.16)

P = 0.551

Ethnicity

    

Non-immigrant

1.00

   

Immigrant

0.79 (0.57-1.08)

P = 0.151

1.00 (0.69-1.45)

P = 0.969

Occupation

    

Not in employment

1.00

 

1.00

 

Employed/self-empl.

2.85 (2.32-3.51)

P < 0.001

2.76 (2.23-3.52)

P < 0.001

Education

    

No education/primary

1.00

   

Secondary education

1.64 (1.31-2.04)

P < 0.001

1.51 (1.20-1.90)

P < 0.001

College education

2.40 (1.84-3.12)

P < 0.001

1.98 (1.49-2.62)

P < 0.001

University education

3.15 (2.00-4.96)

P < 0.001

2.62 (1.64-4.19)

P < 0.001

Income

    

Low income group

1.00

   

Medium income group

1.23 (0.99-1.54)

P = 0.05

1.18 (0.94-1.48)

P = 0.142

High income group

1.31 (1.03-1.66)

P < 0.03

1.20 (0.93-1.54)

P = 0.151

Do you have a frequent contact with your family?

No

  

1.00

 

Yes

  

1.25 (0.83-1.89)

P = 0.272

Do you have someone that you can to talk to when distressed?

No

  

1.00

 

Yes

  

2.17 (1.55-3.02)

P < 0.001

Ethnic diversity in one's social network

No

  

1.00

 

Yes

  

0.56 (0.36-0.86)

P < 0.01

Gender diversity in one's social network

No

  

1.00

 

Yes

  

0.89 (0.72-1.10)

P = 0.306

Do you have a friend who is a nurse?

No

  

1.00

 

Yes

  

1.12 (0.91-1.39)

P = 0.272

Do you have a friend who is a medical doctor?

No

  

1.00

 

Yes

  

1.40 (1.06-1.83)

P < 0.02

Number of acquaintances reported among predefined list of ten prof. groups (0-10)

Acquaintances

  

1.00 (0.96-1.04)

P = 0.988

Are you active member of a club/organization?

Not active member

  

1.00

 

Active in 1 organization

  

1.22 (0.98-1.51)

P = 0.063

Active in ≥ 2 organizations

  

1.73 (1.34-2.22)

P < 0.001