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Table 8 Dependent variables: self-reported functioning measures across various domains of daily activities

From: Systematic measurement error in self-reported health: is anchoring vignettes the way out?

Variables

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Education categories (ref category: no formal education)

 Below primary

−0.05

−0.04

−0.06

−0.09**

−0.08**

−0.12**

−0.06

0.01

−0.07

−0.05

−0.09**

 Primary

−0.09***

−0.16***

−0.16***

−0.12***

−0.09**

−0.12***

−0.19***

−0.17***

−0.18***

−0.14***

−0.19***

 Secondary

−0.27***

−0.22***

−0.16**

−0.31***

−0.23***

−0.21***

−0.09*

−0.22***

−0.23***

−0.31***

−0.40***

 High school

−0.29***

−0.28***

−0.33***

−0.25***

−0.26***

−0.22***

−0.18***

−0.33***

−0.30***

−0.43***

−0.45***

 College and above

−0.58***

−0.50***

−0.54***

−0.57***

−0.44***

−0.49***

−0.39***

−0.61***

−0.61***

−0.59***

−0.69***

Individual characteristics

 Male

−0.39***

−0.07*

−0.03

−0.29***

−0.20***

−0.18***

−0.16***

−0.25***

−0.19***

−0.30***

−0.16***

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

 30–44.9

0.31***

0.22***

0.38***

0.32***

0.39***

0.35***

0.34***

0.50***

0.43***

0.31***

0.29***

 45–60

0.70***

0.58***

0.68***

0.73***

0.82***

0.73***

0.66***

0.89***

0.76***

0.65***

0.70***

 Above 60

1.15***

0.95***

1.00***

1.06***

1.23***

1.11***

1.04***

1.24***

1.14***

1.09***

1.16***

Marital status

 Currently married

0.03

−0.06

−0.07*

−0.03

−0.06**

−0.02

−0.07**

−0.03

−0.01

−0.05*

−0.05

Household’s expenditure quintiles (ref category: Q3)

 Q1

0.03

0.00

0.03

0.01

−0.04

−0.00

−0.01

0.03

0.06

−0.04

−0.09***

 Q2

0.02

0.01

−0.04

−0.01

−0.02

0.03

−0.02

0.06

0.00

0.03

−0.02

 Q4

0.02

−0.02

−0.02

−0.02

0.06*

−0.01

−0.01

−0.00

−0.03

0.00

−0.02

 Q5

0.02

−0.03

−0.05

−0.08**

0.02

0.02

−0.05

−0.04

−0.12***

−0.05

−0.06*

 Religion (Hindu = 1)

−0.18***

−0.14***

−0.15***

−0.17***

−0.16***

−0.10***

−0.01

−0.07**

−0.01

−0.09***

−0.11***

 Caste (SC/ST = 1)

0.06***

0.02

−0.04

0.06**

0.03

−0.01

0.03

0.07***

0.07**

0.08***

−0.01

Regional characteristics

 Urban

−0.07***

0.00

0.00

−0.06**

−0.20***

−0.06*

0.03

−0.09***

−0.10***

−0.11***

−0.01

 Underdeveloped

−0.27***

−0.17***

−0.21***

−0.28***

−0.16***

−0.23***

0.25***

−0.30***

0.02

0.15***

0.19***

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

 Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

0.11***

0.15***

0.10***

0.08***

0.13***

0.11***

0.10***

0.07***

0.07**

0.10***

0.12***

 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)

0.14***

0.08

0.05

0.02

0.08**

0.10**

−0.03

0.15***

0.11**

0.10**

0.13***

 Obese (BMI > 30)

0.36***

0.20**

0.22**

0.21***

0.26***

0.24***

0.06

0.33***

0.27***

0.23***

0.28***

Walk difficulty

 Timed walk

0.08

−0.48

−1.00***

0.13

0.39

−0.55*

−0.31

−−0.22

−0.55*

−0.26

−0.22

 Rapid walk

−0.71***

−0.14

0.35

−0.65**

−0.92***

−0.17

−0.04

−0.13

−0.04

−0.46*

−0.44*

 Interviewer assessment

−0.55***

−0.51***

−0.63***

−0.50***

−0.39***

−0.56***

−0.36***

−0.64***

−0.59***

−0.43***

−0.55***

 Observations

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

10,873

  1. The dependent variables in all the specifications take values 1–5 measuring self-reported difficulty level (1 = no difficulty; 5 = extreme difficulty) faced by the respondent in the specific activity describing some form of daily activities
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1