Table 3 Odds ratios from an ordered logit model predicting self-rated health. Data are from the RAND Corporation’s American Life Panel, February–April 2019
From: The utility of self-rated health in population surveys: the role of bodyweight
Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|
Question order experiment | ||
Treatment group | 0.70** | (0.61, 0.81) |
Control group (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Sex | ||
Female | 1.23** | (1.05, 1.43) |
Male (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Race/Ethnicity | ||
Black | 0.63** | (0.49, 0.81) |
Hispanic | 0.70** | (0.56, 0.87) |
Other | 0.69* | (0.49, 0.98) |
White (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Age | ||
Millenial: Age 22 - 38 (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Generation X: Age 39 - 54 | 0.82 | (0.64, 1.05) |
Baby boomer: Age 55 - 73 | 0.85 | (0.67, 1.07) |
Silent generation: Age 75+ | 0.70* | (0.51, 0.96) |
Education level | ||
High school or less (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Some college or an associate's degree | 1.35* | (1.07, 1.70) |
Bachelor's degree | 2.01** | (1.57, 2.57) |
Graduate/professional degree | 2.32** | (1.80, 2.98) |
Body mass index | ||
Underweight | 0.60 | (0.34, 1.05) |
Healthy weight (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Overweight | 0.99 | (0.80, 1.23) |
Obese | 0.70** | (0.54, 0.90) |
Bodyweight perception | ||
Very underweight | 0.14** | (0.06, 0.31) |
Slightly underweight | 0.60** | (0.42, 0.86) |
About the right weight (reference) | 1.00 | __ |
Slightly overweight | 0.58** | (0.47, 0.73) |
Very overweight | 0.23** | (0.17, 0.31) |
N | 2,523 | |