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Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics, health-related quality of life measures, and self-reported morbidities

From: A comparison of the four healthy days measures (HRQOL-4) with a single measure of self-rated general health in a population-based health survey in New York City

Demographics n Weighted % (95% CI)
Age, years (mean, 95% CI) 2259 45.3 (44.3, 46.3)
Female (%, 95 CI) 2331 54.0 (51.1, 56.9)
Race/ethnicity (%) 2335  
 White, non-Latino   34.4 (31.8, 37.2)
 Black, non-Latino   22.2 (19.9, 24.7)
 Latino   27.5 (25.0, 30.2)
 Asian/Pacific Islander   13.4 (11.5, 15.6)
 Other, non-Latino   2.4 (1.7, 3.4)
Educational attainment (%, 95 CI) 2315  
 Less than high school degree   18.8 (16.3, 21.6)
 High school degree   24.2 (21.7, 26.8)
 Some college   23.2 (20.7, 25.7)
 College degree or more   33.9 (31.5, 36.4)
Heath-related quality of life items
 General health status (%, 95 CI) 2324  
  Excellent   19.0 (16.9, 21.3)
  Very good   29.3 (26.7, 32.0)
  Good   32.6 (30.0, 35.4)
  Fair   14.2 (12.3, 16.4)
  Poor   4.8 (3.7, 6.2)
 Days of poor physical health, past 30 days (mean, 95% CI) 2272 4.5 (4.0, 5.0)
 Days of poor mental health, past 30 days (mean, 95% CI) 2278 4.6 (4.1, 5.1)
 Days of activity limitations, past 30 days (mean, 95% CI) 2285 3.4 (3.0, 3.9)
Overall health-related quality of life summary indices
 UHD index (mean, 95% CI) 2253 7.9 (7.2, 8.5)
 SSS index (%, 95 CI “poor health”) 2219 8.0 (6.5, 9.9)
Morbidities
 Self-reported morbidities (%, 95 CI)
  Hypertension 2330 30.0 (27.5, 32.6)
  Obesity 2243 25.6 (23.1, 28.3)
  Diabetes 2323 11.7 (10.0, 13.7)
  Nonspecific psychological distress, past 30 days 2330 6.5 (5.3, 8.0)
 Summary of self-reported morbidities (%, 95 CI) 2228  
  None   52.0 (49.0, 54.9)
  At least one morbidity   48.0 (45.1, 51.0)
  1. Abbreviations: UHD Unhealthy days, SSS Simple summary score