Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics in the self-rated health groups, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2008-2009
N = 685 |  | Total (%) | Good SRH Baseline and Follow-up N = 597 (%) | Poor SRH Baseline and Follow-up N = 88 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Head of family | Woman | 66.2 | 65.3 | 71.4 |
| Â | Husband or partner | 33.8 | 34.7 | 28.6 |
Occupational context | No paid work | 59.4 | 57.6 | 64.8 |
| Â | Paid work | 40.6 | 42.4 | 35.2 |
People per room* | 1 | 37.1 | 38.6 | 22.3 |
| Â | 2 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 44.4 |
| Â | 3 or more | 28.0 | 26.5 | 33.3 |
Water supply*** | Water plumbing supply inside house | 81.8 | 84.1 | 69.3 |
| Â | Water plumbing supply outside house | 18.2 | 15.9 | 30.7 |
Sewage in your house | Lack of sewage or pit sewage | 42.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 |
| Â | General drainage | 58.0 | 60.0 | 50.0 |
Schooling*** | 0-8 years | 56.7 | 53.8 | 77.3 |
| Â | 9 or more years | 43.3 | 46.2 | 22.7 |
Family income a | 0-1 Minimal wage | 14.3 | 13.6 | 20.5 |
| Â | More than 1 Minimal wage | 85.7 | 86.4 | 79.5 |
Marital status | Married, living with partner | 70.8 | 69.5 | 76.1 |
| Â | Has a partner, not living with him | 23.4 | 24.6 | 19.3 |
| Â | Single without partner | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
Number of children in | 1 child | 36.3 | 40.5 | 15.9 |
family after pregnancy *** | 2-3 children | 45.7 | 44.9 | 53.4 |
| Â | 4 or more children | 18.1 | 14.6 | 30.7 |
Ethnicity** | White | 33.8 | 36.2 | 20.5 |
| Â | Brown | 42.5 | 41.4 | 47.7 |
| Â | Black | 23.7 | 22.4 | 31.8 |
Age | 13 – 19 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 18.2 |
|  | 20 – 30 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 52.3 |
| Â | 31+ | 21.1 | 20.1 | 29.5 |