Table 1.
Non-spatial descriptive statistics of the variables in this study (by county)1
| Overall2 | Bucks2 | Chester2 | Delaware2 | Montgomery2 | Philadelphia2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Respondents | 3,231 | 353 | 409 | 452 | 690 | 1,327 |
| Dependent Variable | ||||||
| Self-rated Health | ||||||
| Poor/Fair | 0.286(0.452) | 0.233(0.423) | 0.178(0.383) | 0.272(0.446) | 0.242(0.429) | 0.360(0.480) |
| Excellent/Good | 0.714(0.452) | 0.767(0.423) | 0.822(0.383) | 0.728(0.446) | 0.758(0.429) | 0.640(0.480) |
| Independent Variables | ||||||
| Health Care System Distrust | 0.000(0.707) | -0.072(0.683) | -0.153(0.743) | -0.003(0.694) | -0.079(0.671) | 0.118(0.708) |
| Demographic Variables | ||||||
| Race (ref = others) | ||||||
| White (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.750(0.433) | 0.935(0.246) | 0.892(0.310) | 0.830(0.376) | 0.902(0.298) | 0.551(0.498) |
| Black (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.196(0.397) | 0.031(0.173) | 0.056(0.231) | 0.137(0.344) | 0.056(0.230) | 0.375(0.484) |
| Gender (1= males, 0 = females) | 0.327(0.469) | 0.317(0.466) | 0.347(0.477) | 0.303(0.460) | 0.360(0.480) | 0.315(0.465) |
| Age | 70.834(8.248) | 70.236(7.986) | 70.511(8.413) | 71.270(8.427) | 71.082(8.260) | 70.817(8.197) |
| Marital Status (ref = single) | ||||||
| Married (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.441(0.497) | 0.548(0.498) | 0.567(0.496) | 0.451(0.498) | 0.519(0.500) | 0.330(0.470) |
| Widowed (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.298(0.457) | 0.244(0.430) | 0.244(0.430) | 0.314(0.465) | 0.268(0.443) | 0.338(0.473) |
| Divorced (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.105(0.307) | 0.098(0.298) | 0.100(0.301) | 0.088(0.284) | 0.102(0.303) | 0.115(0.320) |
| Socioeconomic Variables | ||||||
| Poverty (1=poor, 0=non-poor) | 0.073(0.259) | 0.042(0.201) | 0.022(0.147) | 0.044(0.206) | 0.032(0.175) | 0.127(0.333) |
| Employment (1=employed, 0 = not employed) | 0.263(0.440) | 0.284(0.451) | 0.330(0.471) | 0.294(0.456) | 0.301(0.459) | 0.207(0.405) |
| Educational Attainment (ref = no high school) | ||||||
| High School Graduation (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.393(0.489) | 0.388(0.488) | 0.296(0.457) | 0.394(0.489) | 0.359(0.480) | 0.442(0.497) |
| Some College (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.179(0.384) | 0.205(0.404) | 0.169(0.375) | 0.190(0.393) | 0.177(0.382) | 0.173(0.379) |
| College (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.173(0.378) | 0.188(0.391) | 0.276(0.448) | 0.170(0.376) | 0.218(0.413) | 0.115(0.319) |
| Post-college (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.135(0.342) | 0.132(0.339) | 0.183(0.387) | 0.164(0.370) | 0.176(0.381) | 0.090(0.286) |
| Health Care Resources | ||||||
| Without Regular Source of Care | 0.054(0.226) | 0.039(0.195) | 0.054(0.226) | 0.044(0.206) | 0.042(0.200) | 0.068(0.251) |
| Insurance Status (ref=no insurance) | ||||||
| Governmental Insurances (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.778(0.397) | 0.718(0.372) | 0.691(0.317) | 0.768(0.384) | 0.722(0.362) | 0.854(0.423) |
| Other Private Insurances (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.205(0.448) | 0.277(0.457) | 0.296(0.477) | 0.219(0.456) | 0.266(0.448) | 0.121(0.431) |
| Health Conditions | ||||||
| Chronic Diseases (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.332(0.471) | 0.289(0.454) | 0.269(0.444) | 0.350(0.477) | 0.331(0.471) | 0.356(0.479) |
| High Blood Cholesterol (1= yes, 0 = no) | 0.452(0.498) | 0.419(0.494) | 0.445(0.498) | 0.409(0.492) | 0.474(0.500) | 0.465(0.499) |
| Depression Symptoms | 1.339(1.833) | 1.070(1.607) | 1.044(1.476) | 1.135(1.696) | 1.261(1.760) | 1.608(2.025) |
| IADL | 0.476(1.102) | 0.334(0.960) | 0.291(0.864) | 0.423(1.049) | 0.406(0.992) | 0.625(1.246) |
1
We reported the mean values of each variable in this table. Note that for categorical variables, the mean values represent the proportions of those coded 1. Multiplying the proportions by the total number of respondents yields the frequency.
2
Standard deviations are in the parentheses.