Table 6 Dependent variable: self-reported health

 Education categories (ref category: no formal education)

Below primary

−0.10***

−0.09**

0.07*

−0.07*

Primary

−0.10***

−0.08**

−0.04

−0.03

Secondary

−0.25***

−0.23***

−0.16***

−0.14***

High school

−0.38***

−0.36***

−0.25***

−0.23***

College and above

−0.63***

−0.60***

−0.46***

−0.44***

 Individual characteristics

Male

−0.12***

−0.13***

−0.09***

−0.08***

 Age groups (ref category: age 18–29.9 years)

30–44.9

0.51***

0.53***

0.50***

0.47***

45–60

0.82***

0.85***

0.76***

0.70***

Above 60

1.18***

1.19***

1.04***

0.91***

 Marital status

Currently married

−0.06**

−0.05*

−0.04

−0.03

 Household’s expenditure quintiles (ref category: Q3)

Q1

−0.02

−0.04

−0.02

−0.03

Q2

−0.04

−0.05

−0.05

−0.05

Q4

−0.01

0.00

0.02

0.03

Q5

−0.09**

−0.07**

−0.09**

−0.08**

Religion (Hindu = 1)

−0.19***

−0.19***

−0.18***

−0.17***

Caste (SC/ST = 1)

−0.05**

−0.06***

−0.08***

−0.11***

 Regional characteristics

Urban

−0.11***

−0.10***

−0.10***

−0.08***

Underdeveloped

−0.27***

−0.27***

−0.26***

−0.32***

 BMI categories (measured) (ref category: normal BMI 18.5–24.9)

Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

0.20***

0.17***

0.15***

Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)

0.02

0.00

−0.01

Obese (BMI > 30)

0.08

0.01

0.00

Rapid Walk

−0.32***

−0.08

Cognitive score 1

−0.02

−0.02

Cognitive score 2

−0.06***

−0.06***

Cognitive score 3

0.00

0.00

 Performance tests

Chronic illness

0.25***

0.20***

Lung function

0.0

0.00

Blood pressure systolic

0.00

0.00

Blood pressure diastolic

0.00

0.00

Pulse rate

0.00***

0.00***

Hearing

0.35***

Vision

0.17***

 Interviewer assessments

Walking

0.36***

Shortness of breath

0.28***

Overall health problem

0.33***

Observations

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873