Correlates of psychological distress and self-rated health among Palestinian citizens of Israel: findings from the health and environment survey (HESPI)

Khatib, Mohammad; Mansbach-Kleinfeld, Ivonne; Abu-Kaf, Sarah; Ifrah, Anneke; Sheikh-Muhammad, Ahmad

doi:10.1186/s13584-021-00439-z

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Table 3 Self-rated health among Palestinian citizens of Israel by socio-demographic and health-related factors

From: Correlates of psychological distress and self-rated health among Palestinian citizens of Israel: findings from the health and environment survey (HESPI)

Self-rated health
Socio-demographic and health-related factors				Poor			Not so good			Good			Excellent
				N%			N %			N %			N %
				246 (12.2)			315 (15.6)			723 (35.8)			734 (36.4)
Male	Female	Total		M	F	x̅	M	F	x̅	M	F	x̅	M	F	x̅	p value*
n 971	1047	2018		103 (10.6)	143 (13.7)		150 (15.4)	165 (15.8)		345 (35.5)	378 (36.1)		373 (38.4)	361 (34.4)		p value*
				χ2 = 6.067; df = 3; p = < 0.108
Age
18–24		137	167	.7	3.0	2.0	5.8	5.4	5.6	26.4	26.9	26.6	67.2	64.7	65.8	.559
25–34		237	285	4.6	3.9	4.2	7.6	4.2	5.7	33.3	37.9	35.8	54.4	54.0	54.2	.318
35–44		249	228	6.0	10.1	8.0	6.4	10.1	8.2	49.4	52.2	50.7	38.2	27.6	33.1	.035
45–64		250	249	16.8	17.7	17.2	26.4	32.9	29.7	35.2	36.9	36.1	21.6	12.4	17.0	.044
65≥		98	118	34.7	50.8	43.5	42.9	33.1	37.5	19.4	11.9	15.3	3.1	4.2	3.7	.080
				χ2 = 739.225; df = 12; p = < 0.001
Educational level
No education		86	134	30.2	41.8	37.3	37.2	30.6	33.2	19.8	20.9	20.5	12.8	6.7	9.1	.193
Primary school		272	270	15.8	18.5	17.2	23.5	25.9	24.7	35.3	36.3	35.8	25.4	19.3	22.3	.362
Partial high-school		272	246	7.7	8.5	8.1	9.9	10.6	10.2	41.9	45.1	43.3	40.4	35.8	38.2	.753
High-school diploma		211	256	3.3	4.7	4.1	8.1	7.8	7.9	30.3	35.2	33.0	58.3	52.3	55.0	.551
Academic		120	129	4.2	2.3	3.2	8.3	5.4	6.8	41.7	36.4	39.0	45.8	55.8	51.0	.380
				χ2 = 443.336; df = 12; p = < 0.001
Poverty
Above poverty line		440	432	9.5	6.5	8.0	12.5	14.4	13.4	35.2	40.7	38.0	42.7	38.4	40.6	.119
Below poverty line		404	457	10.2	17.9	14.6	16.3	14.4	15.3	35.9	35.0	35.4	36.9	32.6	34.6	.030
				χ2 = 22.707; df = 3; p = < 0.001
Geographical district
Northern district		517	543	10.4	14.2	12.4	17.0	15.5	16.2	37.5	35.5	36.5	35.0	34.8	34.9	.299
Haifa district		205	199	11.2	12.1	11.6	12.7	19.6	16.1	35.6	33.7	34.7	40.5	34.7	37.6	.259
Central district		124	165	8.9	15.8	12.8	9.7	8.5	9.0	28.2	38.2	33.9	53.2	37.6	44.3	.033
Southern district		125	140	12.0	11.4	11.7	19.2	20.0	19.6	34.4	39.3	37.0	34.4	29.3	31.7	.798
				χ2 = 18.203; df = 9; p = 0.033
BMI
Low/healthy		229	463	12.0	9.1	10.2	12.7	8.9	10.4	29.4	33.9	32.2	45.8	48.2	47.2	.138
Overweight		496	348	9.3	10.9	10.0	15.5	16.4	15.9	36.3	43.1	39.1	38.9	29.6	35.1	.043
Obese		156	184	9.6	28.3	19.7	17.9	28.3	23.5	46.2	30.4	37.6	26.3	13.0	19.1	<.001
				χ2 = 107; df = 6; < 0.001
Chronic disease
None		685	714	2.3	2.8	2.6	5.0	4.3	4.6	40.1	44.8	42.5	52.6	48.0	50.3	.284
One		134	125	20.1	22.4	21.2	42.5	38.4	40.5	29.9	27.2	28.6	7.5	12.0	9.7	.580
Two or more		144	200	41.0	46.0	43.9	39.6	42.0	41.0	17.4	10.5	13.4	2.1	1.5	1.7	.294
				χ2 = 1071.481; df = 6; p = < 0.001
Psychological distress
Low distress		694	617	5.8	5.0	5.4	13.3	12.2	12.7	36.6	40.2	38.3	44.4	42.6	43.6	.578
High distress		277	430	22.7	26.0	24.8	20.9	20.9	20.9	32.9	30.2	12.3	23.5	22.8	23.1	.766
				χ2 = 220.049; df = 3; p = < 0.001

*for gender differences within each sub-category

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