Table 3 Components of the individual index of social vulnerability, showing indicator values and distribution in the study population
Indicator | Weights & Coding | Percenta |
|---|---|---|
Highest education completed | -1 = High (University completed or partial) | 24.5% |
0 = Mid (Secondary completed or technical college) | 55.7% | |
1 = Low (None, primary or partial secondary) | 19.8% | |
Self perceived Financial status | -1 = Comfortable or very comfortable | 31.0% |
0 = Tight to moderately comfortable | 60,1% | |
1 = Very tight to Poor | 8,9% | |
Instrumental social support; Number of family or friends to help with activities of daily living (e.g. dressing, driving)? | -1 = High social support (1 + persons) | 49.4% |
0 = Medium social support (1 person) | 33.1% | |
1 = Low social support (0 persons) | 17.5% | |
Confidant social support Number of family or friends you freely confide in or talk about yourself or your problems? | 0 = high social support (1 + persons) | 73.4% |
1 = Medium social support (1 person) | 21.5% | |
2 = Low social support (0 persons) | 5.1% | |
Index of social vulnerability to limited healthcare self-advocacy (calculated by summing the value of the indicators) | -2 = Not vulnerable | 22.2% |
-1 = mode, not vulnerable | 26.1% | |
0 = median, not vulnerable | 22.6% | |
1 = possibly vulnerable | 15.1% | |
2 = vulnerable | 8.6% | |
3 = very vulnerable | 5.4% |