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Table 1 The distribution of disease burden by income quintile

From: Lifestyle and Income-related Inequality in Health in South Africa

 

Wave 1

Wave 2

Diease Type

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Rich

Richest

Unweighted

Weighted

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Rich

Richest

Unweighted

Weighted

Independent Variables (smoking and Alcohol use)

 Individual is a current smoker

16.59

21.53

25.04

23.21

13.63

3,279

5,967,853

18.55

24.47

25.79

21.00

10.18

2,652

5,390,039

 Individual drinks alcohol

15.29

19.56

23.48

22.19

19.47

5,362

10,409,442

19.13

22.90

24.41

20.34

13.22

4,773

10,134,185

Dependent Variables (Health outcomes)

 Diagnosed of tuberculosis

25.86

26.72

26.29

17.10

04.02

696

1,017,966

25.00

31.68

21.89

17.86

03.57

644

978,551

 Have high blood pressure

17.20

23.66

2.27

20.81

13.06

2,489

3,819,946

17.52

25.46

25.22

20.97

10.84

2,141

3,541,095

 Diagnosed of diabetes

12.19

21.58

26.19

25.04

14.99

607

987,401

16.79

25.34

23.97

20.92

12.98

655

1,108,548

 Diagnosed of stroke

16.03

25.64

28.85

19.23

10.26

156

251,013

16.67

27.08

25.00

23.61

07.64

144

215,720

 Diagnosed of heart diseases

15.51

23.06

23.47

22.45

15.51

490

837,918

15.64

26.07

23.31

21.78

13.19

326

573,867

 Diagnosed of cancer

09.78

14.13

16.30

20.65

39.13

92

201,808

14.67

18.67

12.00

20.00

34.67

75

214,723

 Have persistent cough

22.43

25.57

24.11

18.97

08.92

1,850

3,093,475

20.98

25.55

24.36

20.98

08.12

1,687

3,317,332

 Experienced depression

27.22

25.53

22.24

16.75

08.26

7,387

12,934,471

28.45

27.57

21.60

15.83

06.55

6,583

11,200,000

 Experienced chest pain

24.70

28.23

24.42

17.47

05.18

1,757

2,786,539

23.34

29.43

24.05

17.88

05.30

1,264

2,095,576

 Self-reported poor health

22.37

26.64

25.89

19.38

05.72

3,303

4,975,161

23.02

28.80

24.73

17.91

05.54

2,111

3,174,550

 

Wave 3

Wave 4

 

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Rich

Richest

Unweighted

Weighted

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Rich

Richest

Unweighted

Weighted

Independent Variables (smoking and Alcohol use)

 Individual is a current smoker

17.99

25.42

26.07

19.62

10.89

3,241

6,209,227

19.38

25.19

26.69

19.33

9.40

4,267

7,115,620

 Individual drinks alcohol

18.72

24.72

23.19

19.08

14.30

5,887

11,350,752

20.40

24.75

23.79

19.10

11.96

9,240

16,064,962

Dependent Variables (Health outcomes)

 Diagnosed of tuberculosis

27.06

29.88

22.94

15.69

04.43

994

1,499,848

27.20

29.33

23.63

14.01

05.82

842

1,190,834

 Have high blood pressure

20.04

26.52

24.22

18.02

11.20

3,224

5,096,330

23.14

25.87

23.42

17.64

09.93

2,165

3,373,811

 Diagnosed of diabetes

19.65

25.47

21.74

19.42

13.72

860

1,449,373

17.97

24.96

20.63

21.30

15.14

601

1,239,479

 Diagnosed of stroke

17.07

31.22

26.34

19.51

05.85

205

265,006

26.36

28.64

27.73

12.73

04.55

220

327,007

 Diagnosed of heart diseases

17.56

27.54

21.56

21.96

11.38

501

816,789

23.59

25.90

25.90

15.64

08.97

390

634,708

 Diagnosed of cancer

10.68

28.16

17.48

25.24

18.45

103

192,772

23.19

25.60

17.87

16.43

16.91

207

459,566

 Have persistent cough

24.04

29.88

23.70

15.03

08.16

3,274

5,030,600

27.42

26.46

23.26

15.75

07.11

2,812

4,436,501

 Experienced depression

28.61

28.01

21.10

15.50

06.78

8,272

13,100,000

26.66

25.71

21.95

17.03

08.65

10,103

15,600,000

 Experienced chest pain

26.57

29.41

22.48

15.55

06.00

1,833

2,722,351

26.58

27.06

24.17

15.74

06.45

2,077

3,271,733

 Self-reported poor health

22.64

29.63

26.07

15.47

06.20

2,275

3,481,263

25.35

28.67

24.36

14.60

09.45

2,275

3,797,960