Multidimensional poverty and health: evidence from a nationwide survey in Japan

Table 2 Poverty and poor SRH: a descriptive analysis

Dimension of poverty	Definition of poverty	N	Proportion (%) of
Dimension of poverty	Definition of poverty	N	poverty	poor SRH	K6 ≥ 5	current smoking
1. Household income	D (1) = 1	2595	10.4	14.6	34.6	29.0
2. Education	D (2) = 1	1303	5.2	15.8	33.3	43.0
3. Social protection	D (3) = 1	1077	4.3	17.0	37.2	22.7
4. Housing conditions	D (4) = 1	1866	7.5	12.8	34.8	30.2
	D (1, 2, 3, 4) ≥ 1	5600	22.5	14.0	35.7	30.2
	D (1, 2, 3, 4) ≥ 2	1072	4.3	17.3	38.2	35.1
	D (1, 2, 3, 4) ≥ 3	153	0.6	22.9	32.7	31.4
	D (1, 2, 3, 4) = 4	16	0.1	31.3	18.8	31.3
All		24905	100.0	11.2	31.9	25.4

D denotes the number of deprivation in the dimensions quoted in the parenthesis, where 1 = household income, 2 = education, 3 = social protection, and 4 = housing conditions.

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